Cancelo

Bayern Munich are closing in on a deal for Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo, sources have told ESPN.

City remain in the hunt for trophies in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup. Last season, he made 52 appearances in all competitions and featured in 36 of City's 38 league matches. [Juventus](/soccer/team?id=111) in 2019 and was key to Premier League title wins in 2021 and 2022.

Cancelo is on his way to Bayern Munich are reportedly falling out with Manchester City manager Guardiola.

Cancelo is departing City amid speculation over his relationship with Pep Guardiola.

If he has declined it is from the most dizzying of peaks and may be more reflective of a team that has become less of an everyone eats offense, more craftsmen of a smorgasbord of shots to be engorged by Erling Haaland. Since arriving from Juventus in 2019 he has established himself as one of the world's premier left backs on the opposite flank to that where he had spent most of his career beforehand. He was at the vanguard of those reinterpreting the role of fullback, functioning as one of City's primary deep playmakers and a constant threat to shoot from range (last season's mark of 2.26 shots per 90 minutes was higher than Jack Grealish or Bernardo Silva). The implication was clearly that he was less than impressed with the 28-year-old. It was notable that in a recent victory over Chelsea, Guardiola labelled the Portuguese defender as one of the starters that he had picked to give supporters what they wanted. The Portugal international has started just three of City's 10 games since the World Cup and in one of those he found himself hauled off at halftime.

Joao Cancelo might have played his last game for Manchester City. The Portugal fullback has reportedly traveled to Bayern Munich ahead of a potential loan ...

Nathan Ake has been preferred to Cancelo at left back while 18-year-old Rico Lewis has established himself at right back as competition for Kyle Walker. Cancelo, who can play as a right back or left back, is an attacking defender who has played an integral role for City in recent seasons but has fallen out of favor with manager Pep Guardiola since the World Cup. The Portugal fullback has reportedly traveled to Bayern Munich ahead of a potential loan move to the German champions, who would have an option to buy Cancelo for 70 million euros ($76 million).

While Cancelo's presence in this game alone is massive, it extends to every game Bayern play. The quality of player past Mazraoui in this position, while better ...

Cancelo may not be as gifted defensively as Mazraoui or as good in the dribble, but Cancelo is gifted with amazing passing range. The quality of player past Mazraoui in this position, while better than most clubs, is not up to the standard Julian Nagelsmann demands. Mazraoui is safely in the very top tier of right backs in the world, and while inverting there is only one player in the world I can say is better than him. To get a player of this quality for no fee during the crucial phase of the season is remarkable. For the second season in a row, Bayern’s most consistent full back has found himself suffering from the after-effects of COVID-19. If for nothing else, this deal works simply based on the calibre of player that is being added to the squad.

Over the course of four weeks in January, it became increasingly clear to Pep Guardiola that Joao Cancelo had to leave Manchester City.

On Wednesday, it will be one year to the day since Cancelo signed a two-year contract extension at City. [Nathan Ake](https://theathletic.com/football/player/nathan-ake-De0rOaW2Cm5Mw60m/) also belongs to that group and given Cancelo’s application in training over that period he was an obvious candidate to make way. The night before he was attacked in front of his wife and young daughter by four intruders looking to steal jewellery. On the one hand, City’s decision to let their star left-back leave midway through the season, with no replacement lined up — six months after letting Zinchenko depart — clearly leaves them short of options and that may well cost them this season. In hindsight, these examples are similar to a post-match interview in March 2021 when Guardiola said, “The players who help me a lot this season, I will rotate less. The fact that he had lost his place to 18-year-old [John Stones](https://theathletic.com/football/player/john-stones-Qco6BKmHmB44RMjL/) was back in contention after a brief absence and has proved himself one of City’s relatively few solid performers following the World Cup. The Portuguese came back from the World Cup in a funk because he had not played as much as he would have wanted. [Chelsea](https://theathletic.com/football/team/chelsea/) away, January 5 — ‘Cancelo was furious’ Even those close to him do not dispute he is unhappy when left out of games and that he speaks his mind. In fact, just a few months into his time at City he was looking to leave for A move to Bayern was hastily arranged over the weekend.

Bayern Munich has bolstered its struggling team with the loan signing of Portugal left back João Cancelo from Manchester City.

Cancelo can play on the left or right, giving Bayern much-needed options after left-sided defender Lucas Hernández injured his knee at the World Cup and right back Noussair Mazraoui has inflamed tissue around his heart following a COVID-19 infection. Cancelo came through Benfica’s youth system before leaving for Valencia, initially on loan, in 2014. He joined City a year later. I’m also driven by the hunger for success.” [struggling so far this year](https://apnews.com/article/sports-soccer-bayern-munich-bundesliga-julian-nagelsmann-4937d8742b87803480ee00d85655e0b7) with three consecutive 1-1 draws against Leipzig, Cologne and Eintracht Frankfurt. “João is a player we’ve been thinking about for a while now because we very much appreciate his qualities.

JOAO CANCELO'S Manchester City transfer exit has turned ugly.That's after the Bayern Munich-bound ace allegedly blocked several fan accounts on so.

[Chelsea’s Ben Chilwell as a replacement](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7261017/man-city-chelsea-chilwell-transfer-joao-cancelo-bayern/). One fan said: “Cancelo has blocked anyone who is affiliated with Man City on Instagram. [dropped from City’s starting XI](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7261273/reason-joao-cancelo-axed-man-city-guardiola-fall-out/). [reported fall-out with Pep Guardiola](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7261716/joao-cancelo-man-city-guardiola/). Several Man City fan accounts with large followings say they have been blocked by the defender on Twitter and Instagram. [the Bayern Munich-bound ace](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7259952/bayern-munich-joao-cancelo-transfer-man-city/) allegedly blocked several fan accounts on social media.

Bayern Munich have signed Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo on loan with an option to make the transfer permanent.

Last season, he made 52 appearances in all competitions and featured in 36 of City's 38 league matches. Sources told ESPN that City are unlikely to try to replace Cancelo, with Guardiola feeling he has enough cover at full-back and centre-back to cope without him during the second half of the season. [Portugal](/soccer/team?id=482) during the World Cup in Qatar. "I know that this club, this team lives for titles and wins titles every year. [ESPN reported on Monday](/soccer-transfers/story/4865063/joao-cancelo-close-to-joining-bayern-munich-on-loan-from-man-city-sources) that Cancelo was keen to leave Premier League champions City after growing frustrated with his lack of playing time. A dip in form also saw him lose his place for

Bayern Munich have signed João Cancelo on loan from Manchester City for the rest of the season with an option to buy the Portugal international for €70m.

“My decision had to do with the playing time that had been little in recent weeks,” he said. Nathan Aké’s impressive displays at left-back and Guardiola’s confidence he has the requisite defensive cover were further reasons the manager allowed the move, even though Cancelo has been a big part of City’s recent success. Cancelo lost his first-team berth and did not feature in the past three matches.

Bayern Munich have signed full back Joao Cancelo on an initial loan deal from Manchester City for the rest of the season with an option to buy the Portugal ...

They have had three straight draws and their lead over Union Berlin has been cut to a point. "We have now brought in Sommer, Daley Blind and Joao. "There was speculation that my relationship with (Manchester City coach) Pep (Guardiola) was not the best but fact is I wanted to play more.

From being one of the most consistent players in the first-team squad to being left on the bench, Joao Cancelo's move to Bayern Munich has come as a ...

According to Lee's sources, Cancelo wasn't paying attention in the meetings or listening to coaches' instructions. Over the next six fixtures, Cancelo was on the bench for four. [Joao Cancelo](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joao-cancelo/profil/spieler/182712)'s return to the Premier League champions after the world cup break would be the start of the breakdown in the relationship between the Portuguese defender and Guardiola. “He is a player who finds it hard to suppress his frustration. At a competitive level, it’s fundamental that you do that. [complacency](https://theathletic.com/4108475/2023/01/19/pep-guardiola-city-tottenham/) being aimed at more than just one player, it seems that Cancelo took that harder than most, with Lee reporting he didn't hold back when talking to his fellow players. That didn't help the situation, with sources close to the team telling Lee and Ballus he was furious with teammates trying to calm him down. The two where he started were both disappointing results away to Southampton in the Carabao Cup and the Manchester derby, with neither performance up to his pre-World Cup standards. [Inter Milan](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/inter-mailand/startseite/verein/46) and Juventus, demanding answers from the staff when he was representing the under-18 and under-19's at [Benfica](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/benfica-lissabon/startseite/verein/294), as his former coach, [Joao Tralhao](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joao-tralhao/profil/trainer/22681), explained to Lee when the 28-year-old moved to the Etihad Stadium. “That’s something that I imagine he has worked on in the last few years, but perhaps that was his Achilles’ heel, the capacity of putting up with frustration and dealing with mistakes,” Ayestaran said back in 2019. “He wanted to know the rules, and most important was that he wanted the rules to always be followed strictly, and if anything wasn’t fair, he went crazy,” Tralhao said. [Sam Lee](https://twitter.com/SamLee) and [Pol Ballús](https://twitter.com/polballus?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) set out the four events which changed Cancelo's status within the squad in their article in [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/4138939/2023/01/31/joao-cancelo-how-man-city-career-came-to-a-sudden-end-with-shock-bayern-munich-move/) whilst also talking to his [former coaches](https://theathletic.com/1120842/2019/08/07/joao-cancelo-at-manchester-city-a-marriage-made-in-heaven-or-ending-in-inevitable-divorce/), who say this situation was waiting to happen.

Bayern Munich has bolstered its struggling team with the loan signing of Portugal left back João Cancelo from Manchester City.

The 28-year-old Cancelo joined “on an initial deal through to the end of the current season,” Bayern said. Cancelo came through Benfica’s youth system before leaving for Valencia, initially on loan, in 2014. Cancelo can play on the left or right, giving Bayern much-needed options after left-sided defender Lucas Hernández injured his knee at the World Cup and right back Noussair Mazraoui has inflamed tissue around his heart following a COVID-19 infection. He was previously one of City’s most important players as a creative fullback who often moved into midfield during matches. I’m also driven by the hunger for success.” “João is a player we’ve been thinking about for a while now because we very much appreciate his qualities.

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich bolstered its struggling team with the loan signing of Portugal left back João Cancelo from Manchester City on Tuesday…

The 28-year-old Cancelo joined “on an initial deal through to the end of the current season,” Bayern said. Cancelo came through Benfica’s youth system before leaving for Valencia, initially on loan, in 2014. He joined City a year later. I’m also driven by the hunger for success.” “João is a player we’ve been thinking about for a while now because we very much appreciate his qualities. [struggling so far this year](https://apnews.com/article/sports-soccer-bayern-munich-bundesliga-julian-nagelsmann-4937d8742b87803480ee00d85655e0b7) with three consecutive 1-1 draws against Leipzig, Cologne and Eintracht Frankfurt.

DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Portugal left back João Cancelo's switch to Bayern Munich and former Real Madrid star Isco Alarcón's potential signing by Union ...

A more experienced American, defender John Brooks, returned to the Bundesliga with Hoffenheim after making little impact at Benfica in Portugal. The solution to Dortmund’s injury problem turned out to be Union Berlin’s Norwegian right back Julian Ryerson, who delighted his new team with a goal against Mainz in his second game for Dortmund. At Dortmund, the search was on for a right back after Thomas Meunier was hurt in winter training. Union, still a contender for Champions League qualification, sprung a surprise by replacing Ryerson with Celtic’s Josip Juranović, a fullback who helped Croatia reach the World Cup semifinals. Union general manager Oliver Ruhnert hinted there had been a late attempt to change the terms of the deal. The deal was put together in just the past few days, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said.

Bayern Munich has bolstered its struggling team with the loan signing of Portugal left back João Cancelo from Manchester City.

The 28-year-old Cancelo joined “on an initial deal through to the end of the current season,” Bayern said. Cancelo came through Benfica’s youth system before leaving for Valencia, initially on loan, in 2014. I’m also driven by the hunger for success.”

Bayern Munich have signed Portugal wing-back Joao Cancelo on loan until the end of the season from Manchester City, the German club confirmed on Tuesday.

I'm also driven by the hunger for success." "FC Bayern is a great club, one of the best in the world, and it’s enormous motivation for me to now play alongside these extraordinary players in a team," Cancelo said in a statement released by the club on Tuesday. Bayern have an option to buy the Portuguese defender for a reported 70 million euros ($75 million) at the end of the season.

Bayern Munich have completed the loan signing of Manchester City and Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo on a deal through to the end of the 2022/23 season, ...

[Bayern](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/fc-bayern-muenchen). I‘ll give my best for Bayern.” I’m also driven by the hunger for success. "I know that this club, this team lives for titles and wins titles every year. The 41-time Portugal international, who started three of his country's five games at the 2022 World Cup, has also represented Valencia, Inter Milan and Benfica at senior level. We’ve signed him on loan now and have the possibility of signing him permanently in the summer," said sporting director [Hasan Salihamidzic](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/hasan-salihamidzic-who-is-the-bayern-munich-sporting-director-what-does-he-do-8104).

Bayern Munich has bolstered its struggling team with the loan signing of Portugal left back João Cancelo from Manchester City.

The 28-year-old Cancelo joined “on an initial deal through to the end of the current season,” Bayern said. Cancelo can play on the left or right, giving Bayern much-needed options after left-sided defender Lucas Hernández injured his knee at the World Cup and right back Noussair Mazraoui has inflamed tissue around his heart following a COVID-19 infection. Cancelo came through Benfica’s youth system before leaving for Valencia, initially on loan, in 2014. He joined City a year later. I’m also driven by the hunger for success.” “João is a player we’ve been thinking about for a while now because we very much appreciate his qualities.

Portugal left back João Cancelo's switch to Bayern Munich brought excitement to the last day of the winter transfer period in Germany.

A more experienced American, defender John Brooks, returned to the Bundesliga with Hoffenheim after making little impact at Benfica in Portugal. The solution to Dortmund’s injury problem turned out to be Union Berlin’s Norwegian right back Julian Ryerson, who delighted his new team with a goal against Mainz in his second game for Dortmund. At Dortmund, the search was on for a right back after Thomas Meunier was hurt in winter training. Union, still a contender for Champions League qualification, sprung a surprise by replacing Ryerson with Celtic’s Josip Juranović, a fullback who helped Croatia reach the World Cup semifinals. Union general manager Oliver Ruhnert hinted there had been a late attempt to change the terms of the deal. The deal was put together in just the past few days, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said.

Portugal left back João Cancelo's switch to Bayern Munich brought excitement to the last day of the winter transfer period in Germany.

Union general manager Oliver Ruhnert said there had been a late attempt to change the terms of the deal.The deal would have been a surprise given that Union has never qualified for the Champions League and only became a top-division team in 2019, though it is second in the Bundesliga standings.Also Tuesday, Eintracht Frankfurt signed left back Philipp Max, a former Germany international, from PSV Eindhoven on loan with an option to buy.Thorgan Hazard later joined PSV on loan from Borussia Dortmund till the end of the season.Relegation-threatened Hertha Berlin was linked with a host of names but its search for reinforcements yielded only the return of midfielder Tolga Ciğerci.Otherwise it was another relatively quiet transfer window in Germany. DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Portugal left back João Cancelo’s switch to Bayern Munich brought excitement to the last day of the winter transfer period in Germany, while a surprise deal for five-time Champions League winner Isco Alarcón to join Union Berlin collapsed.After seeing its Bundesliga lead shrink to just a point, Bayern reacted Tuesday by signing Cancelo, who had lost his starting place at Manchester City, on a loan deal to the end of the season with a 70-million euro ($76 million) option to buy. At Dortmund, the search was on for a right back after Thomas Meunier was hurt in winter training.Bayern spent much of January hammering out a deal to sign Sommer, whose contract at Borussia Mönchengladbach was expiring soon anyway, and snapped up free agent Dutch defender Daley Blind too — though Blind has yet to play a minute. Tunisia midfielder Aïssa Laïdouni from Ferencvaros and French defender Jerome Roussillon from Wolfsburg also joined.As usual, Dortmund had an eye on the future by signing 16-year-old Julien Duranville, who had already made his professional debut for Anderlecht, and Eintracht Frankfurt brought in 19-year-old American midfielder Paxten Aaronson. The solution to Dortmund’s injury problem turned out to be Union Berlin’s Norwegian right back Julian Ryerson, who delighted his new team with a goal against Mainz in his second game for Dortmund.Bayern and Dortmund’s injury cover signings sent ripples through the league. The deal was put together in just the past few days, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said.Union was on the verge of tying up an unexpected deal for the former Real Madrid star Isco, now a free agent after leaving Sevilla, but the transfer collapsed Tuesday afternoon.