João Cancelo suddenly wanted to leave Manchester City. The Portuguese defender reportedly had an argument with the manager Pep Guardiola.
Rumors of Cancelo’s transfer surfaced on Monday (30/1/2023), ahead of the closing of the winter transfer market. The 28-year-old player is rumored to be heading to Bayern Munich on loan.
Cancelo’s transfer is somewhat surprising, because he is City’s mainstay this season. Manager Pep Guardiola has played him 26 times in all competitions, with only 3 times he came off the bench.
However, there is news that this transfer was triggered by resentment João Cancelo on the results Pep Guardiola. The former Inter Milan and Juventus defender had been benched Manchester City against Arsenal, which is said to be the highlight of his tension with the manager.
Since returning from defending Portugal at the 2022 World Cup, it is reported that Cancelo and Guardiola’s situation has increasingly heated up. That caused him to only start in three of the 10 matches City played after the tournament break in Qatar.
It was this relationship that reportedly made Cancelo threaten to leave City. And when the offer came, he immediately accepted it.
João Cancelo reportedly will soon be docked to Bayern Munich, who are interested in taking him on loan with an option to make the move permanent next summer. The player is already in Germany to complete the transfer.
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