Barcelona and Joao Cancelo have both declared an interest in reuniting for the coming season publicly, and it appears they are nearing a conclusion to negotiations with Manchester City. City have reportedly recevied multiple offers for Cancelo, but with the Portuguese adamant he will only return to Barcelona, have been forced into negotiations again.
The 29-year-old is willing to take a significant wage cut to make a loan move happen, and Sport say that an agreement between Barcelona and City is ‘very close’. It would be a loan move with an obligation to buy, and they reference a previously reported proposal revealed by the Daily Star. Their information is that with Jorge Mendes leading talks on behalf of Barcelona, he had suggested a €8.3m loan fee and Barcelona taking care of his salary. The following summer Barcelona would pay €21.3m for Cancelo.