Waving Goodbye to Millions in Saudi Arabia, Star Defender Returns to Barcelona

Cancelo has terminated his contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal to return to Barcelona as a free agent, where he spent the latter half of last season on loan. He also featured for the Catalan giants during the 2023/24 campaign, also on loan.

The full-back, with experience in England and Italy, is thus Barcelona's latest summer signing, following Rodri, Anthony Gordon, and Karim Adeyemi. According to AFP, the Spanish champions are also still actively pursuing a striker after the departures of Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.

Barcelona attempted to sign Julián Álvarez from Atlético Madrid, but must now look elsewhere, as "Los Rojiblancos" refused to sanction a transfer for the Argentine international.

Hansi Flick's squad will kick off their new La Liga season on Sunday with an away fixture against Elche.