Al-Hilal wingback Joao Cancelo is reportedly on the verge of joining Barcelona, with Inter Milan losing the race.
According to Sky Sport via FCInterNews, the Portuguese star is close to returning to Camp Nou.
Joao Cancelo has requested a transfer in Riyadh, less than two years since arriving in Saudi Arabia from Manchester City.
Indeed, he has fallen out of favor with the new manager, Simone Inzaghi, and his coaching staff.
Meanwhile, he has become a concrete transfer target for Inter Milan and Barcelona.
Inter Milan Lose Race for Joao Cancelo to Barcelona
Inter have identified Cancelo as a potential short-term replacement for the injured Denzel Dumfries.
However, the 31-year-old’s substantial wages have always been a stumbling block, deterring the club from opening talks with Al-Hilal.
Furthermore, Barcelona have acted quickly, hijacking Inter’s feeble attempt to lure Cancelo back to San Siro.
With Cancelo now one step away from returning to La Liga, Inter must look elsewhere to reinforce the right wing.
Fiorentina wingback Dodô has emerged as a possible alternative option.
I feel like this was never intended as anything but a 6 month loan. No guarantees he would have been motivated or fit in. Diouf will be back from injury soon and Henrique will get better with time and confidence. If we don’t have any patience with younger signings and continue to panic and buy 30+ then we will never have a sustainable culture or economics.
Good. We can’t keep signing dinosaurs. So it’s a blessing in disguise.
he is no longer a promising young player
Forget him, waste of time.
Dumfries will be back next month why would inter want to waste money on a right back when there is more important need for a younger center back to acerbi and Damian. This would have been a waste of resources that isn’t even there in the first place.
Agreed, either we buy a quality wingback or just play Henrique and wait for Dumfries’ return. Spending on players who are not our level should not even be considered.
Totally agree, better focus on CB rather than RW. We already have Henrique and Diao that can cover temporarily for Dumfries
One more lost battle.
i dont care, i never liked cancelo attitude , so I am happy he is nowhere near our team
How do you lose a battle when the players wants to play for another team?
a gladly lost batttle