Barcelona enter race for long-time Manchester City target

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Barcelona will reportedly challenge Manchester City for the signing of Juventus full-back Joao Cancelo.

Joao Cancelo

The Portugal international has been heavily linked with a move to the Etihad this summer.

Juve are looking to generate profit from Cancelo’s sale after securing the summer signings of Adrien Rabiot and Aaron Ramsey, and with deals for Matthijs de Ligt and the returning Gianluigi Buffon close to completion.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.