Al Hilal coach confirms Cancelo exit ahead of imminent Barcelona move: ‘The club is working on it’ | OneFootball

After a series of speculations, Barcelona have finally made a breakthrough in the deal to sign Joao Cancelo.

The Portuguese international is set to join Barcelona on a short-term loan deal worth €5 million, as confirmed by Fabrizio Romano.

The Catalans are planning to announce the Cancelo deal later this week, having reached an agreement with Al Hilal.

Al Hilal coach offers update on Cancelo

Further confirmation of Cancelo’s move to Barcelona came from Al Hilal coach Simone Inzaghi today.

Speaking ahead of the team’s upcoming game against Al Hazm, the Italian coach confirmed Cancelo is not in his plans anymore and that the club are working on resolving his future.

“Cancelo is not in our plans and the club is working on it,” said Inzaghi (h/t Mundo Deportivo).

This is yet another indicator that the former Juventus star is indeed rejoining Barcelona, and the deal could be finalised soon.

Cancelo will soon be on his way to Barcelona. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)

Interestingly, Inzaghi’s former team, Inter Milan, were interested in the services of Cancelo as well and had even reached an agreement with Al Hilal. But the player had his heart set on a return to Barcelona.

Cancelo, in fact, has big plans upon his impending return to Barcelona, as he wants to stay at Camp Nou beyond the end of the season.

Such a move would depend on Barcelona’s relationship with Al Hilal, who have shown interest in signing Raphinha and have already tabled a bid worth €100 million.

A potential Al Hilal move for Raphinha would certainly pave the way for the Saudi giants to release Cancelo.

However, such a deal would depend entirely on the Brazilian international, who will be allowed to move on due to a gentleman’s agreement between him and Deco.