"In the past few days, reports emerged claiming that FC Barcelona had made enquiries about the situation of former on-loan defender Joao Cancelo, who is currently at Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia. The Blaugrana, who have close ties with the Portuguese right-back's agent Jorge Mendes, asked for details as the player appears set to leave Al Hilal this month."
"Manager Hansi Flick made it clear during his press conference earlier today that the club are looking into the possibility of strengthening the defensive line in the January window. "That's a difficult question. We're not ready yet. When you look at the back line, with centre-backs and full-backs, we need one more player," he said. "But we have to discuss it, and it's not difficult to sign a quality player in the winter transfer window. I'm confident we can do something, but it has to make sense.""
FC Barcelona made enquiries about Joao Cancelo at Al Hilal as the player appears set to leave the Saudi club, leveraging ties with agent Jorge Mendes. Cancelo is also attracting interest from Inter Milan and Juventus. According to Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona are no longer moving forward with a pursuit of Cancelo. Manager Hansi Flick confirmed the club are assessing defensive reinforcements in January after Andreas Christensen suffered a four-month injury layoff. Cancelo had been considered for right-back to free Jules Kounde or Eric Garcia for central defence, but that option is currently off the table.
Read at Barca Universal
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