Thursday, September 19

FC Barcelona closes the incorporations of the Portuguese Joao Félix and Cancelo almost at the limit of the closing of the transfer market

Joao Félix wore the colors of Chelsea at the end of last season.
Joao Félix wore the colors of Chelsea at the end of last season.

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Arnaldo Fernandez

finally the FC Barcelona he was able to incorporate two key pieces into his team for the current season, The Portuguese Joao Felix and joao cancel, arrive on loan from Atlético Madrid and Manchester City respectively. On the last day, The figure of agent Jorge Mendes has been keywhich represents three protagonists of Barca’s market closing operations, including Ansu Fati who went on loan to Brighton in the Premier League.

That is how Barcelona closes its squad for 2023-2024, on a very busy last day for the culé entity. The Catalans closed the transfers of Clément Lenglet to Aston Villa, Ansu Fati to Brighton and Eric García to Girona. They also closed the sale of Abde to Betis and the incorporations of Joao Cancelo and Joao Félix, thus ending an austere market for the team.

Conditions for the arrival of Cancelo and Joao Félix

Both Joao Félix and Joao Cancelo arrive as previously mentioned, on loan, from Manchester City the right-back arrives and lowering his salary like his compatriot, both arrive without the option to buy and the club thanked them both for their efforts to be able to join the squad, according to what could be read in a short statement from the Catalan entity.

For his part, Joao Félix extended his relationship with Atlético Madrid until 2029 in order to fulfill his desire to wear the Barcelona shirtIn addition, the cost of his salary, like Cancelo’s, will be the responsibility of Barcelona, ​​who also managed to register both Portuguese in the squad for the next day.

Dream come true for Felix and Cancelo

Several weeks ago Joao Félix had declared that he dreamed of playing for FC Barcelona, ​​something that did not go down well with Atlético Madrid, however Xavi did not consider it a priority, but against the departures of Ousmane Dembelé and Ansu Fati, the Portuguese has been an option to reinforce the culé forward. Finally Joao Félix will fulfill his dream, almost at the limit of the closing of the transfer market and in an interview he declared that he hoped to have the best season of his career.

By Joao Cancelo was a priority for Xavi for some time since the right back was a pending task for Barcelona. Finally they end up closing for very little, the incorporation of one of the best in the world in his position, Cancelo assured that playing for Barcelona was also a dream, after having completed the first and playing for Benfica, he also expects a very good season and filled with great responsibilities.

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