João Cancelo passes medical – FC Barcelona João Cancelo arrived in Barcelona at lunchtime on Monday. The Portuguese full-back, still an Al Hilal Saudi FC player, passed the relevant medical and physical tests at Barcelona Hospital with the signing to make him a Blaugrana to come on Tuesday.

Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Joao Cancelo on loan from Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal. Cancelo's move back to Catalunya, where he spent the 2023-24 season, was initially announced earlier on Tuesday,

It’s now a reality. FC Barcelona and Al Hilal Saudi FC have officially finalized the agreement for the loan of João Cancelo until the end of the current season. The Portuguese international returns to the Blaugrana squad after a brief stint in Saudi football, and does so with a symbolic change: this time he will wear the number 2 jersey.

Now it’s official: João Cancelo is once again a Barça player. FC Barcelona and Al Hilal Saudi FC have reached an agreement for the loan of the Portuguese full-back until the end of the season. He will wear the number 2 shirt.

Despite training with the team, Mbappe getting minutes for Real Madrid against FC Barcelona is still in question. According to Marca, Kylian Mbappe will not start the game for Real Madrid against FC Barcelona. Real Madrid are likely to start Gonzalo Garcia in the striker position.

This bureaucratic obstacle forced Barça to abruptly halt the entire media machinery that was already in motion to announce the arrival of the Portuguese full-back. The most surprising fact today is FC Barcelona's reaction on social media. The club deleted all posts on X (formerly Twitter) that referred to Cancelo's arrival.

FC Barcelona has made its stance clear after receiving a number of offers from a star winger that has impressed Hansi Flick.

RaphinhaWith his brace, Raphinha enabled FC Barcelona to clinch the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid this Sunday night. Hansi Flick is thoroughly impressed by the Brazilian's performance.Scoring