Guardiola’s position gives club hope of convincing Manchester City – Two offers on the table lead to stalemate

Instead, he applied for a loan to Barcelona and it was eventually granted, with Manchester City lowering their demands to allow the deal to go through.

Barcelona want another loan deal this summer with a non-binding option to buy included, but Manchester City want a permanent sale and so things have stalled, especially as they have offers from Saudi Arabia on the table.

Barcelona, ​​however, are hoping that Pep Guardiola’s insistence that the player not join his pre-season squad will force City to change their plans.

Cancelo has already made it clear that he will not listen to other offers, namely those from Saudi Arabia, and Barca hope to use that and Guardiola’s position to force City to accept the loan deal they ultimately want.