It was surprising, to say the least, that Barcelona were able to pull off deals for Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo in the final stages of last summer’s transfer window. The Portuguese duo signed on loan deals from Atletico Madrid and Manchester City respectively, and as it turned out, both players made sacrifices to join the Catalan giants.
Felix signed a new contract with Atleti before his arrival, and this reduced his salary, allowing Barcelona to fit him into their wage bill. Cancelo also forewent wages to join, with MD reporting that he gave up €2m of his Manchester City salary to be able to make the move to Barcelona last summer – that’s despite the fact that there are no guarantees that he could stay on a permanent basis.
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