Spanish press reports revealed that Barcelona started serious moves to restore the services of the Portuguese back Joao Kansilo from the Saudi Crescent during the current summer transfer period, in light of a joint desire between the player and coach Hanzi Felk to restore the experience that was successful in the 2023-2024 season.
Kansilo is among the priorities of Felk
The newspaper “Don Balloon” reported that German coach Hanzi Felk is considered one of the important artistic pieces that the Catalan team needs in his new project, due to the high technical capabilities of the player, in addition to his remarkable brilliance during his previous loan period in “Camp Nou”, during which he left a positive impression.
The player’s desire to facilitate the task
Although Cantilo moved to Al Hilal in the summer of 2024, coming from Manchester City in a deal amounting to 25 million euros, and a contract extending until 2027, the player expressed on more than one occasion his desire to return to Barcelona, which may be easily from the negotiation process between the two parties.
Initial negotiations and initial value
Barcelona has not yet made an official offer to restore the player, but the sources indicate that there is a preliminary communication between the officials of the two clubs, and that the expected value of the deal may reach 15 million euros. However, Barcelona’s financial ability will play the decisive role in completing the contract, especially since the club suffers from economic restrictions, and it may be forced to sell some of its players to provide the required liquidity.
A possible deal according to the market priorities
In light of the team’s need for a distinguished right back, and with Felk’s desire to create a defensive and offensive balance on the parties, the Cancelo deal appears technically and welcome from the player himself, but it remains hostage to Barcelona’s ability to arrange his financial papers before entering into official negotiations with Al Hilal.
