Barcelona have abandoned the idea of inviting the Man City defender. It is known what the reason is

For the final part of the 2023/2024 season, it was thought that Manchester City defender João Cancelo would remain at Barcelona on loan. Still, then he returned to the English club and the Catalans finally abandoned the idea of re-inviting him back.

As Diario Sport reports, this was the result of a thorough analysis of the situation with the Portuguese. Barcelona have decided that they don't need to meet interest with another loan move, as both flanks of the defence already have sufficient depth.

Alex Valle looks to be the number one option on the left flank, possibly being replaced by Gerard Martin, who had a good shift in the opening La Liga match after an important player was injured. On the right, on the other hand, the German coach assigns the role of nominal defender to Jules Kounde. The alternative option is Hector Fort.

Recall, earlier about the future of the Portuguese in the Manchester City squad expressed the head coach of the ‘citizens’ Pep Guardiola.