> “Cancelo is being signed because he’s a player who improves the team’s quality. Ultimately, what matters in the winter transfer window is improvement: staying the same or declining makes no sense. It’s not about center-backs; we’re getting Ronald back, and the manager has already said that with him, we have another center-back,”
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> “Cancelo also allows Eric to avoid playing at full-back, a position he’s often filled. Furthermore, it allows Koundé to play centrally in difficult situations, giving us more options than before.
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> “He’s a quality player, and it’s a move that would have been difficult to pull off, but things have worked out perfectly: he wasn’t registered, he had an agreement to leave, and he’s always been crazy about Barça.
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> “Whenever he comes, he takes a pay cut because of the allure of this club.”