Barcelona entered the January transfer window with the aim of strengthening their defense after Andreas Christensen suffered an ACL injury. Flick has confirmed that although they initially planned to find a suitable replacement for Christensen, he and sporting director Deco decided that the opportunity to bring back Cancelo was too good to pass up.
At a press conference earlier this week, Flick said: “I spoke with my staff, and with Deco we discussed a lot. And we thought when Ronald [Araujo] Again, we have a good alternative in the center back position. Joao can play on both sides, he can give us a good option. But in the end, as of now, it’s not finished, but I would love it if it happened. He is another option for the attacking line. We talked about signing a centre-back, but I think that makes more sense, I think it’s a good option, and a high-quality player.”
“We’ve had a situation over the last two years where we have to be smart in signing players. It’s not like other clubs, which can spend hundreds of millions on players. But I think it’s good, you can see our players developing. Our young players are developing, and we believe in them. Now we have the opportunity to bring in a veteran player. I would appreciate it if he came.”
