In response to , La Liga’s Medical Fee has accepted Andreas Christensen’s long-term harm standing, confirming that the Danish defender might be sidelined for 5 months.
Because of this, Barcelona now have authorisation to make use of 80% of the defender’s wage margin below Monetary Truthful Play rules to signal a alternative.
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Pending the official announcement, that alternative might be Joao Cancelo, at the moment at Al-Hilal.
Christensen suffered a partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee throughout a coaching session on the finish of 2025. With an estimated restoration interval of 5 months, Barça instantly started engaged on discovering an acceptable different.
Given the difficulties of signing a centre-back within the January switch window, Deco defined that the perfect market alternative was the Portuguese full-back.
Cancelo was wanting to return to Barcelona, the place he beforehand performed throughout the 2023/24 season. All the things is to ensure that him to return to the Catalan membership, after the group returns from Saudi Arabia.
Set to return to Barcelona imminently. (Picture by Octavio Passos/Getty Photos)
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And, with La Liga giving the inexperienced gentle to Christensen’s long-term harm standing, Barça may have no points registering Cancelo as soon as the right-back’s switch is accomplished.
The 31-year-old defender might be becoming a member of on a easy mortgage take care of no purchase choice concerned, though the participant harbours hopes of staying at Barcelona past this season.
Justifying the choice to signal Cancelo as a substitute of a brand new centre-back, Deco defined:
“We’re getting Ronald again, and the coach has already stated that with him we now have one other centre-back choice. Cancelo additionally means Eric doesn’t must play at full-back as typically, a place he’s regularly been utilized in.
“And it permits Kounde to maneuver inside at instances if wanted, giving us options we didn’t have earlier than.”
As for Christensen, it’s unlikely that he’ll play once more this season as issues stand. However, Barcelona have , together with his present deal expiring on the finish of the season.