Barcelona planning to keep Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo this summer with new manager Hansi Flick considering both loanees ‘high quality players’

Barcelona are reportedly hoping to keep hold of both Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo for next season.

The two players joined the Catalan club on loan last summer, Felix from Atletico Madrid and Cancelo from Man City.

As things stand both are due to return to their parent clubs for pre-season but Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed work is being done to keep them at the Nou Camp.

‘We want them to continue. Deco is working to ensure that they continue another season in the current conditions,’ Laporta said on the President’s Podcast on Barca One.

‘[Hansi] Flick considers that they are high-quality players and when he coached Bayern he already tried to incorporate Joao Felix. I think that Felix could have performed better because he has extraordinary quality.’

Fabrizio Romano tweeted on Wednesday that Barca have informed agent Jorge Mendes of their intention to keep the two players.

He added: ‘Laporta and Deco agree on the plan, Hansi Flick already gave his green light.

‘Concrete talks with Atlético and Man City are yet to start but both players want to stay.’

Cancelo contributed four goals and five assists in 42 appearances for during the 2023-24 campaign.

Felix, meanwhile, notched 10 goals and registered six assists during the campaign.