Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo

Xavi included Joao Félix and Cancelo in the squad to travel to Pamplona

The two footballers will culminate against Osasuna 48 hours of madness after arriving at Barça

With practically no time to unpack, Joao Félix and Joao Cancelo have been forced to integrate, with a smile from ear to ear, yes, to the dynamics of the Barça first team in a hurry. Tonight he will be at El Sadar, just 48 after arriving at the club.

The competition does not let up and Xavi’s men face Osasuna tonight in Pamplona, ​​when not even 48 hours (9:00 p.m.) will have passed after the closing of a transfer market that brought the coach from Egará to two of the Portuguese internationals with the most talent. Both signed their new contracts with Barça first thing in the morning at the Ciutat Esportiva, a venue that they did not leave until after the training prior to moving to Navarra. After the signing, it was time to dress short and, together with Joan Laporta, step onto the grass of the Tito Vilanova pitch to undergo the formal photo session with the ball and his new shirt.

defined lats

Although their numbers are already defined, the shirts with which they posed did not yet display their respective numbers for this season. In the case of the attacking midfielder, the number ’14’ has been chosen, while the right-back has kept the number ‘2’ left vacant by Sergiño Dest. After the presentations, without a press conference because everything happened in a hurry and with just enough time, they exercised for the first time with their new colleagues, who welcomed them.

Heading to Pamplona

As soon as he finished his first day at work, Xavi Hernández made public the call to travel to Pamplona and both players were on it. The coach included them because, in fact, the squad has 19 players with a first-team record, two of whom, Pedri and Araujo, are injured and, curiously, occupy positions this season that the two Portuguese can occupy. Despite this, it seems unlikely that they could be starters, especially in the case of former Atlético, in El Sadar because, apart from not having carried out the preseason with Barça, they have not had the necessary prominence with their previous teams either. I cancel if you have options to exit start.

Joao Félix, after his statements in which he asked to dress as a blaugrana, did not count for Diego Simeone and, in the case of Cancelo, Guardiola did not reserve a leading role for him at Manchester City either, from which he said goodbye in the last transfer market winter to play for Bayern. The illusion in both cases is maximum for making his debut with Barça, although it will depend on the plans that Xavi has for the game. It would not be at all strange that they could have their first few minutes, but it seems less likely that they will start playing. In any case, the club adds talent to a short squad, but with a lot of talent.