🫠 Cancelo scare, Barça delete posts and delay announcement | OneFootball

Despite the official signing of Joao Cancelo by FC Barcelona now being confirmed, Tuesday afternoon took an unexpected turn in the last few hours.

When everything seemed to indicate that the arrival of Joao Cancelo was official, a last-minute setback with Al Hilal halted the operation. As journalists close to the club's current affairs, such as Alfredo Martínez from Onda Cero, pointed out, the Saudi club demanded the confirmation of certain documents.

Fortunately, this bureaucratic hurdle was resolved in time. However, Barça was forced to abruptly halt all the media machinery that was already in motion to announce the Portuguese defender.

The most surprising aspect of the day was FC Barcelona's move on their social media. The club had to delete all posts on X (formerly Twitter) that referenced Cancelo's arrival. This gesture, quite unusual in the club's institutional communication, raised alarms about the real complexity of the negotiation and the state of the agreement with Al Hilal.

Due to these pending details, the official schedule was significantly altered. The presentation of Joao Cancelo, originally scheduled for Tuesday morning, was initially postponed until the afternoon.

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