"Cancelo, 31, was due to be presented as a new Barça player early in the afternoon, but with the media waiting to meet him, the scheduled time for his unveiling came and passed. In the meantime, the club deleted the official announcement of his signing from their website and social media channels. Club sources were quick to confirm it was a bureaucratic issue; Barça had jumped the gun, arranging the presentation without having all the documents signed off."
"Adding to that feeling is the fact that the cost of the Cancelo loan -- sources told ESPN the deal is worth around €4 million, including wages, until the end of the season -- is only possible within LaLiga's financial framework because of a regulation that allows Barça to use a percentage of Andreas Christensen's salary space since he is out injured for four months."
João Cancelo returned to Barcelona on a second loan from Al Hilal after a delayed presentation caused by missing paperwork. The club briefly removed the announcement while awaiting a final contribution from Al Hilal and completed formalities over four hours later. The loan is reportedly worth around €4 million including wages through the end of the season. The deal was made viable under LaLiga financial rules that allow Barcelona to use a portion of injured defender Andreas Christensen's salary space. Manager Hansi Flick had wanted a center back after Christensen's partial ACL tear, but received the full back Cancelo instead.
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