Joao Cancelo takes fresh step in bid to rejoin Barcelona | OneFootball

The fullback Joao Cancelo was one of the players who left FC Barcelona at the end of the last season, as his half-season loan period came to an end. As a result, he has now rejoined the Saudi side Al-Hilal, to which he still has a contract for another year.

However, the Portuguese fullback still continues to be linked with the Blaugrana club. This is the case mainly because Hansi Flick wants him in his team for the next season as well, and the player himself has set the goal of returning to the Catalan club.

For this purpose, the defender is willing to put the required pressure on the Saudi club as well and has set an impossible condition for Al-Hilal to continue his stay. SPORT cites 365Scores to claim that the player has already told the Saudi entity that he is not considering returning to the orders of Simeone Inzaghi, the current head-coach of the Middle Eastern team, and has demanded his departure.

The fullback understands that this is going to be an unacceptable measure for his club, especially as they have already reaffirmed their support of the Italian coach.

Meanwhile, the Catalans have asked the player to remain patient, as the price of an potential operation remains a barrier for them. The Saudis are not willing to let the player leave on a free transfer, and are demanding more than €10 million for Cancelo, an amount that the Blaugranes considers excessive, especially for a player whose contract is ending in a year.

It remains to be seen what the outcomes of this latest action of Joao Cancelo would be. But for now, both the player himself and Barcelona would continue working to arrive at a resolution that would allow the fullback to rejoin Hansi Flick for another season, and that too not only as a substitute, but as a competitor for the left-back spot.