Joao Cancelo, an outcast from Manchester City, has arrived in Barcelona.
He is doing this as he gets ready to complete a deadline day loan move to the Nou Camp.
Cancelo, 29, spent the second half of the previous season at Bayern Munich after being fired by Pep Guardiola.
He was left out as City easily won a historic Triple, eliminating his German team from the Champions League.
Cancelo has been kept out of the senior team despite moving back to the Etihad this summer.
After turning down a hefty financial offer from Saudi Arabia, he is now edging closer to a surprise loan move to Barcelona.
After landing in the Catalan capital on Friday afternoon, the defender, who has been linked to Arsenal, took a step toward securing his dream contract.
Joao Felix, another teammate from Portugal who will be joining Barcelona today, was closely pursued by Cancelo.
After the playmaker’s spat with Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid is prepared to approve a loan agreement for him.
Felix participated in the second half of the previous season for Chelsea.
But after getting the boot on his debut, he found it difficult to establish himself as a staple.
When Mauricio Pochettino succeeded Frank Lampard in July, he turned down the option to make Felix’s loan permanent.
Barcelona will get Cancelo and Felix as their fourth and fifth summer additions, respectively.
Ilkay Gundogan of City and Inigo Martinez of Bilbao were obtained by the LaLiga champions as free agents.
Additionally, they re-signed former academy standout Oriol Romeu from Girona for under £3 million.
They have also let go of a number of players, including superstars like Franck Kessie, Antoine Griezmann, and Ousmane Dembele.