On January 31, 2023, following the Daily Mail, the famous media reported behind the scenes that Joao Cancelo, the versatile Portuguese national team back, was released by Manchester City, the English Premier League crowd, to stay with Bayern. German Bundesliga giant Rern Munich on loan until the end of the season With an option to buy outright for a fee of 61 million pounds (2,501 million baht) in the summer
Sources stated that The relationship between Pep Guardiola and Joao Cancelo, who has always been a key player at Manchester City in the past. getting progressively worse Since returning from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with the 28-year-old star threatening to move the team After realizing he would not start in the FA Cup fourth round as City beat Arsenal 1-0, Pep saw Cancelo as a problem to lose. governing and the atmosphere within the team Therefore decided to release to be with Bayern on a loan contract with the option to buy without hesitation
Recently, Joao Cancelo has come out to deny such rumors. At the press conference launched with Bayern Munich and confirmed that The reason why he moved to play for Bayern was because he wanted more opportunities to play on the field only.
Cancelo said: “I want to challenge a club with a big history and low involvement over the last few weeks. That’s what made me very decisive.
Joao Cancelo, who has a contract with Manchester City until 2027, is expected to feature in Bayern’s cup game once morest Mainz on Wednesday night. Or the latest is a league game that Bayern will visit Wolfsburg on Sunday night.