Cancelo, ‘the league man’ of Europe

Joao Cancelo is going to win the League with Barcelona. If there is no debaclethe Catalan team will not take long to sing the alirón, in fact, they could do it on the next day if Madrid does not win and those of flick They get the three points. So far nothing abnormal. The fact is that the Portuguese full-back can achieve a historic milestone by becoming champion in Spain. No other player has been able to do it in the four major European leagues. Cancel is champion in England, in Italy, in Germany and now he is going to close the circle in Spain. Until now no one had achieved it. Cristiano and Roben approached, but neither of them managed the pokermore than anything because the Portuguese never played in Germany and the one from the Netherlands never played in Italy.

Cancelo’s case is significant because in addition to achieving these four titles (when confirmed by Spain) in the four top leagues in Europe, he has done so on loan in two of the teams. He is going to achieve it with Barça while on loan from Al Hilal and he achieved it in Germany while on loan from City. In England, until his relationship with Pep Guardiola ended, he won several leagues with him. Manchester City and in ItalyAfter his time at Valencia, he did so with Juventus Turin. It is true that the Portuguese has an eye for choosing teams and has always played for top-level clubs.

Robben and Cristiano They have been left at the gates of the achievement that Cancelo is going to achieve. Ronaldo won the League with United, Madrid and Juventus and Robben did it with Madrid, Bayern and Chelsea. The Dutchman also has an Eredivisie with PSV on his account.

Singularity

Cancelo’s case is unique. In fact, many players have titles in three different major leagues, but none make the leap. Examples like Beckham, Makelele, Heinze or Henrywho won the Premier, League and Ligue 1 are significant. Ibrahimovic also appears on the list, who won the League in Serie A, League and Ligue 1 as well as a championship in the Netherlands.

Cancelo’s career is one of study. The full-back arrived at Valencia from Benfica after paying 15 million, which at first seemed outrageous. He played for Inter on loan but in the end Juventus bought him for 40 million euros and with Turin he won his first league title in the big four.

From Juve he signed for City for 65 million euros and was one of Guardiola’s regulars in City’s titles in the Premier. In January 2023, after breaking up relations with Pep, he went on loan to Bayern and there he entered the Bundesliga with the German champion. After that loan he returned to England and was loaned out again, this time to Barcelona. Season without League, return to Premier and sale to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia for 25 million. After a year in Arabia he returned to Barcelona on loan this winter and in less than six months he has put the title he was missing in his pocket with the Catalans. His future, now, is in the air. He has one year left on his contract in Arabia and Barça He must decide whether to bet on him or a new scenario opens up for the Portuguese, who never ceases to surprise.