Overview
- The 31-year-old passed his medical on Monday and will be presented on Tuesday, with the loan running until June.
- Barcelona announced the deal after Cancelo arrived from Al Hilal for a second spell with the club.
- Reports state Barcelona will pay a €4 million loan fee, cover part of his wages, and that there is no purchase option in the agreement.
- Cancelo chose Barcelona over competing interest from Inter Milan, where a verbal loan agreement had been reported.
- LaLiga rules allowing use of part of Christensen’s salary helped register the replacement, and Hansi Flick welcomed Cancelo’s ability to play on both flanks.