Manchester City fullback Joao Cancelo is making an unexpected late-season transfer from the team to Bayern Munich.
Manchester City fullback Joao Cancelo is leaving the team in the middle of the season to join Bayern Munich on loan.
Fans of City were shocked to learn this at the close of the transfer window as Cancelo sought for more playing time and Pep Guardiola allowed one of his key players from last season’s title success to transfer to the Bundesliga.
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Although young phenom Rico Lewis has recently been favoured to Cancelo, who has been a bit-part player lately, the move is nonetheless unexpected as the Eastlands team strives for a triple.
The season of Joao Cancelo began with him assuming Raheem Sterling’s vacated No. 7 jersey, and it has been cut short by a bizarre left-field transfer to the Bundesliga.
The Athletic (opens in new tab), which claims that the solid full-back “is likely to contain a buy option,” confirms this. Cancelo has twice been selected for Manchester City to the PFA Premier League Team of the Year.
Guardiola may believe that Cancelo has lost some of the “fire” that he said his team lacked in their 4-2 comeback victory over Tottenham because of his public outbursts of annoyance with his players.
The 28-year-old also had a terrible World Cup, losing his starting position for Portugal in the knockout round.
Guardiola has recently preferred a left-footer to play on the left side of his back four, though. In the past two years, Cancelo has occupied that spot frequently, with Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva frequently playing in front of him to add that natural breadth.
Guardiola seems to be seeking for methods to integrate Jack Grealish into the team as City tried to get Marc Cucurella in the summer before he signed with Chelsea.
Recently, Nathan Ake has also been asked to play wide; as a result of his outstanding performance against Arsenal on Friday night, in which he controlled Bukayo Saka and scored the game’s winning goal, the Dutchman was voted Man of the Match.
Meanwhile, Cancelo has received criticism for his shoddy defense this year. Since there are no cup-tie restrictions in the Champions League, the loan arrangement will guarantee that, should Bayern Munich draw Cancelo’s parent club, City’s No. 7 could play against them.
