{"id":70974,"date":"2026-08-15T17:56:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T17:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/70974\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T17:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T17:56:27","slug":"a-photo-and-a-song-cancelo-flirts-with-barcelona-despite-al-hilal-complications-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/70974\/","title":{"rendered":"A photo and a song: Cancelo flirts with Barcelona despite Al-Hilal complications"},"content":{"rendered":"

Portugal’s Jo\u00e3o Cancelo, the Al-Hilal full-back, is still waiting for his chance to return to Barcelona.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cancelo wants to continue his career under Hansi Flick, having spent last season on loan at the Camp Nou, but talks with Al-Hilal have grown more complicated than anyone expected.<\/p>\n

The Catalan club opened negotiations once the season ended, and everything looked set for the Portuguese to return for a fee of 10 million euros.<\/p>\n

Then the terms shifted. According to Saudi newspaper “Al-Yaum”, Al-Hilal are now demanding around 15 million euros to let him leave.<\/p>\n

Sport newspaper<\/a> report that the full-back has not forgotten Barcelona, and keeps sending signals to his dream club through his social media accounts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His latest hint arrived this very Saturday, via his personal Instagram account.<\/p>\n

Cancelo posted a black-and-white photo of himself from his Barcelona days, with the song “Jovens Milion\u00e1rios” playing in the background.<\/p>\n

There is no doubt about what the Portuguese wants. He wants to play for Barcelona next season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This was hardly his only nudge in recent weeks. A few days ago he posted a photo wearing the Barcelona shirt, then returned on Friday morning to share another shot of himself in the Catalan club’s kit through the Stories feature.<\/p>\n

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