Few or almost none other than the City of Manchesterwhich is in a complicated situation in the Premier League, understands the departure of Joao Cancelo towards Bayern Munich on the market this winter.
Even less when, in the declarations of Hasan Salihamidzicthe ‘citizen’ didn’t receive a penny for giving away one of the best full-backs in the world until the end of the season and, not only that, one of the most important players for City last season.
According to Bild, Bayern Munich’s sports director confirmed that the deal was reached without money. “The fact that Cancelo came for free is because of the ‘network'”, he would have said Salihamidziccertainly refers to something pending during Leroy Sané’s transfer in 2020.
As explained in the media such as The Athletic, the removal of I canceled This was due to his behavior with some teammates and personnel from the coaching staff, with whom he had several discussions to the point of forcing his departure. There was even talk that the Portuguese had ups and downs with Pep Guardiola himself during training, forcing the club to find a way for him.
He didn’t feel bad about the change of scenery Joao will cancel. In the two games he played with the Bayern Munich he was able to have an offensive influence, earning two assists.
The Bavarian team saved a purchase option of 70 million euros, but according to the Bild account, Salihamidzic told them that the price might be too high to pay. “We are playing with open cards. The most important thing is that Joao is comfortable in Munich and can play in the Champions League round of 16. We clearly told him that this amount is hard to imagine paying in the next few years.”said the sports director.
Source: La Verdad
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