Barcelona to try again to sign Cancelo in summer

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Cancelo (R) is being targeted by Barcelona. EFE

Barcelona will try again to sign Bayern Munich defender Joao Cancelo, who is on loan from Manchester City, after trying to sign him in January.

Barcelona need a right-back. Xavi Hernandez usually relies on Jules Kounde as well as Sergi Roberto but both players are more comfortable playing as centre-backs.

According to 'Mundo Deportivo', the Catalan giants are keeping an eye on Joao Cancelo's situation. The Portuguese defender was targeted by Barcelona last January.

"We wanted Cancelo in January. They offered him to us and we accepted. But we were told that Manchester City didn't want him on loan to Barca," Xavi told 'TV3'.

The 29-year-old finally signed for Bayern Munich on loan but is not getting the playing time he wanted. As a result, the Portuguese will not stay in Germany next season.

Barcelona will try to sign him in the summer transfer window as Cancelo will be looking for a new destination and is not in Pep Guardiola's future plans.