"Cancelo, 31, was due to be presented as a new Barça player early in the afternoon, but with the media waiting to meet him, the scheduled time for his unveiling came and passed. In the meantime, the club deleted the official announcement of his signing from their website and social media channels. Club sources were quick to confirm it was a bureaucratic issue; Barça had jumped the gun, arranging the presentation without having all the documents signed off."
"That eventually arrived, and over four hours after initially planned, Cancelo was announced and presented. In the end, the delay was anecdotal, yet it somehow encapsulated the environment in which it often feels like Bar&cced;a operate: working things out as they go. Adding to that feeling is the fact that the cost of the Cancelo loan -- sources told ESPN the deal is worth around 24 million, including wages, until the end of the season -- is only possible within LaLiga's financial framework because of a regulation that allows Bar&cced;a to use a percentage of Andreas Christensen's salary space since he is out for four months."
Barcelona signed João Cancelo on a second loan spell despite the coach initially seeking a center back. The planned presentation was delayed and the club briefly removed the announcement after arranging the unveiling without all signatures. The missing paperwork required one final contribution from Cancelo's parent club, Al Hilal, before completion. The loan reportedly costs around 24 million including wages, and its affordability hinges on a LaLiga rule that permits using part of Andreas Christensen's salary because he is sidelined for four months. Flick therefore gains a defender, but not the center back originally requested.
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