Barcelona agreed to loan deals for Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix and Manchester City’s Joao Cancelo on transfer deadline day, sources told David Ornstein of The Athletic.
The agreements for the Portuguese internationals don’t include purchase options, according to Ornstein.
Felix, 23, said earlier this summer that he wanted to leave Atletico and complete a “dream” switch to Barca, forcing Atleti’s hand.
Cancelo, meanwhile, appeared destined to leave the Etihad Stadium once again after spending the second half of last season on loan at Bayern Munich.
The Catalan club’s delicate financial situation delayed both deals, but Barca seemingly managed to create enough space on their wage bill to land the Portuguese duo for one season.
Barcelona loaned prodigious academy graduate Ansu Fati to Brighton & Hove Albion earlier in the day and shipped Clement Lenglet to Aston Villa. Meanwhile, defender Eric Garcia is nearing a loan move of his own to Girona.