Overview
- Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports Barcelona are ready to fly Cancelo to the club early next week once Al-Hilal gives final approval for his departure.
- Negotiations have changed from an earlier reported fee of about €10 million to Saudi media reports that Al-Hilal now values Cancelo at roughly €15 million.
- Saudi outlet Arriyadiyah and reporter Hamad Al-Suwaih say Al-Hilal is close to signing a contract-termination agreement with Cancelo, a development that would allow a move without a transfer fee but remains unconfirmed.
- Cancelo has publicly signalled his desire to return to Barcelona and was left out of Al-Hilal’s opening league match, with coach Simone Inzaghi saying the player’s future is a decision for the club’s board.
- Cancelo is under contract with Al-Hilal until 2027 which gives the Saudi club negotiating leverage while Barcelona weighs budget limits and uses the player’s exclusion from match squads as leverage to close the deal.