The Catalan team is still seeking to strengthen its ranks in order to enter the next season as a candidate to win all the championships, as everyone who is a fan of the Catalan team is accustomed to.
In light of this, the Barcelona administration wants to sign the dangerous duo permanently after contracting with them on loan last summer.
Portuguese full-back Joao Cancelo arrived at Barcelona during the last summer transfer period on loan, to strengthen the defense of the Catalan team in the last moments of the market with his compatriot Joao Felix from Atletico from Madrid.
Manchester City decided not to return the player to the English club after the end of his loan from the Catalan club, according to what was reported by the newspaper “Mundo Deportivo”, which reported that City coach Pep Guardiola made things clear that he did not want the player, so the club management decided to abandon him completely next summer to avoid… Any potential disagreements with Pep.
The newspaper added that City’s decision will be in Barca’s favor because the issue of obtaining the player will be easier now in order to obtain the player’s services permanently.
The newspaper also reported: The economic situation in the Blaugrana will not allow the purchase of Joao Felix permanently, given Atletico Madrid’s great demands to agree to the player’s departure, and Barcelona will resort to borrowing him again.
According to the newspaper “Mundo Deportivo”, Barcelona is ready to discuss offers for Kounde next summer, due to the abundance of defenders.
The newspaper confirmed that the desire of the Barca administration to sell the player comes in light of the presence of Inigo Martinez, Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, the young man Pau Cobarsi, and the loaned to Girona, Eric Garcia, in the defense position on the Blaugrana list.
Barca intends to discuss the offers that will be presented to Kounde to choose the best one, in order to benefit financially from his sale, which will help the club, which has been suffering greatly financially recently.