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Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists his club CAN afford to keep on-loan stars Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix despite their financial struggles, with the Catalan giants set to work on long-term deals for the duo

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix are both viewed as a key part of the club's long-term plans.

Cancelo and Felix are currently on loan at Barcelona from Manchester City and Atletico Madrid respectively, and the duo have made positive starts to the season under Xavi.

They have scored eight goals between them to help the Catalan giants through to the knockout stages of the Champions League, and kept them in title contention in Spain.

However, Barcelona's financial struggles have been well-documented, and they had their salary cap slashed by more than £320m in September, leading to concerns about their ability to sign top players moving forward.