JOAO CANCELO could be in store for another swap deal as Barcelona look to sign the Manchester City full-back.

The defender, 25, arrived at the Etihad from Juventus last summer as part of a transfer that saw Danilo go the other way.

But after less than a full season in Manchester, Cancelo is already being tipped for a move again.

According to The Telegraph, Barcelona are prepared to offer Nelson Semedo as a bargaining chip for a straight swap.

Semedo and Cancelo are international team-mates for Portugal but it is the Barcelona man enjoying this season far more.

He has played 25 times so far and is the first-choice right-back for the Catalan giants.

Cancelo, however, has struggled to settle with just eight Premier League starts due to Kyle Walker's performances.

Manchester City are willing to let Cancelo go but only if they are able bring in other competition for the former Tottenham man.

Asked about his man's future before the season was suspended, City boss Pep Guardiola did not rule out letting Cancelo go.

He said: "This player we bought him for many years, not for six months, but what happens happens."

Cancelo still has five years left to run on his mammoth six-year deal at the Etihad while Semedo's contract expires in 2022 after signing from Benfica in 2017.

The report adds that there are likely to be far more swap deals done in the summer.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic and football being placed on hold, club's finances are going to take a big hit.

That in turn is likely to result in teams being less willing to splash the cash in the transfer market.

Instead, finding swap deals that suit both clubs and freshen up squads could be the answer.

In the Premier League, Alexis Sanchez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were involved in this type of deal in January 2018.

With Sanchez worth more as a player but his Arsenal contract expiring at the end of that campaign, he headed to Manchester United and Mkhitaryan moved to the Emirates without any money exchanged between the two clubs.

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