Joao Cancelo

Joao Cancelo has joined Bayern Munich on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy for £61million, after falling out with Manchester City ...

If all goes to plan, he might even get £61.5m as well in the summer. [Guardiola has been distinctly unimpressed](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/guardiola-cancelo-man-city-transfer-29085972) by his apparent drop in performance levels and has phased him out, with Lewis, Nathan Ake, [Kyle Walker](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/kyle-walker) and Aymeric Laporte taking on more responsibilities at full-back. The move to Bayern was floated over the weekend and then became public knowledge on Monday. [Rio Ferdinand](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/rio-ferdinand) in [an interview for BT Sport](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSoFINoudcU&ab_channel=BTSport) how he tries to sustain success across multiple seasons, Guardiola replied: “How many Premier League titles did you win? They have now let another established full-back leave and are understood to not be looking for a last-minute replacement. “I’m so sorry for Joao, I asked him to play in a position he wasn’t used to,” he said. At the beginning, you accept things, but when you win, you accept less.” Did you have the same squad in the first one as the last one? He has been named in the PFA Premier League team of the year for the last two seasons. And when he hasn’t played, Cancelo has not been good at hiding his frustration. Cancelo failed to start in each of City's last three matches in all competitions. “There is nowhere better to play football and it’s a pleasure to work here.

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.

The full-back was a key part of Manchester City's dominance in the Premier League in recent seasons but reportedly fell out with manager Pep Guardiola.

I’m also driven by the hunger for success." Speaking at a press conference, Cancelo said: "I’ve not had much game time in the past few weeks, which influenced my decision. Cancelo, 28, joined City in 2019 as part of a swap deal that saw Brazilian full-back Danilo go the other way.

Joao Cancelo has won major titles with Manchester City, Juventus and Benfica and is Portugal teammates with Cristiano Ronaldo. bundesliga.com takes a closer ...

His first senior appearance came for the then European champions in September 2016 and a 5-0 win against Gibraltar. The then teen made his league debut for Valencia in a 3-0 win against Cordoba. Alongside his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo, Cancelo lifted the Serie A title in 2019, providing five top-flight assists throughout a season that also brought Supercoppa Italiana honours. He managed to net his first goals in La Liga and the UEFA Champions League, while an experimental position change from Just four months later in May, and with the Eagles already crowned top-flight champions, Cancelo was given his first chance to shine in the Portuguese top flight against Benfica’s big rivals, Porto. However, soon afterwards, his world was rocked by the tragic death of his mother, Filomena, in a car accident in which Joao and his brother were also involved.

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.

Joao Cancelo is set to make a shock switch from Manchester City to Bayern Munich before the transfer deadline. Why is Pep Guardiola ready to sign off on his ...

"I am so sorry for Joao, I asked him to play in a position he wasn't used to," Guardiola said after that game, but he would not retain the conciliatory tone for long. His 2020 move to Manchester came a year after he joined Juventus from Valencia, having spent the previous season on loan at Inter. It's hardly the stuff of Agatha Christie to deduce which player Guardiola was referring to, given what has dramatically unfolded since. Bayern have an option to buy Cancelo for a fee in the region of €70million. Guardiola’s mentor and former assistant Juanma Lillo was known to have established an excellent rapport with Cancelo during his time in Manchester between 2020 and 2022. Lillo left to coach Qatari side Al Sadd at the end of last season. Guardiola will continue his bid for honours on three fronts with what he's got. But one of Guardiola’s hallmarks is to persistently tweak the demands placed upon his fullbacks to solve tactical conundrums. Erling Haaland’s arrival and prolific introduction into English football has been a game-changer for Guardiola in several ways. The Sporting News understands Cancelo himself presented Bayern’s interest to City. However, he only started two league games after the World Cup, where poor form saw him lose his starting place at right-back for Portugal to Diogo Dalot. He was sent off during a 2-1 win over Fulham in November.

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.

Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo has joined Bayern Munich on loan until the end of the season; deal includes an option to buy with the German ...

He didn't play much at the World Cup and he wants to go to Barcelona. "He was just at the press conference and he is very keen on it. You can also catch up with the ins, outs and analysis on Sky Sports News. "He said they were short of time, so I think something may have happened that he doesn't want to explain, which I can understand because he is only on loan. "I know that this club, this team lives for titles and wins titles every year. Who will be on the move this winter? They were always in contact for the last couple of years because they want to have him. "So they need him desperately. "Joao is a player we've been thinking about for a while now because we very much appreciate his qualities. I'm also driven by the hunger for success." Cancelo later said at a press conference: "I've not had much game time in the past few weeks, which influenced my decision. The team's Bundesliga lead has since shrunk from four points to one.

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 sign Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo on loan from Manchester City with the option to buy for 70m euro (£61.5m) in the summer.

But Pep has plenty of credit in the bank so we'll just have to trust and hope he gets it right. Graymanuk: Sad to see Joao Cancelo move on - he adds something different to Manchester City and can play left and right. I'm convinced Joao will help us in the coming weeks and months where we want to win titles." I know this team lives for titles and it's enormous motivation for me to now play alongside these extraordinary players in a team." VC: Not a Man City fan but could potentially be great business. Aaron: Nobody is bigger than the club. They would consider Cancelo still as their best full-back so this is a real surprise." They only have two recognised full-backs in Lewis and Kyle Walker. However, only 256 minutes have been since domestic football returned after the World Cup, with him taken off at half-time at Chelsea. How has he fallen out of favour? Cancelo has played 1,866 minutes across all competitions this season - 68 more than Manuel Akanji, City's second most-played defender. So why has he been allowed to leave?

Having already signed Daley Blind and Yann Sommer, the Bavarians have revealed one last transfer coup — Joao Cancelo on loan from Manchester City. The ...

With his ability to play both left and right-back, he will be a key signing to bolster Julian Nagelsmann’s squad ahead of the knockout rounds — now only two weeks away. This transfer practically came out of nowhere, with the first rumors coming out yesterday afternoon in Europe. Cancelo has taken the #22 shirt.

The Portugal full-back joined the German giants for the remainder of the season on Tuesday with a view to a permanent switch in the summer.

He’s the optimal fit in our system with his attacking style of play and dynamism.” I‘ll give my best for FC Bayern.” I’m also driven by the hunger for success.

Joao Cancelo has played down suggestions a rift with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola prompted his surprise deadline-day loan move to Bayern Munich.

He’s the optimal fit in our system with his attacking style of play and dynamism.” Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic told the club’s website: “We’re very happy that Joao Cancelo will now play for FC Bayern. I’m also driven by the hunger for success. “There was speculation that my relationship with Pep was not the best but fact is I wanted to play more. However, he denied this was a final goodbye to the English club, with whom he won two Premier League titles. The former Juventus defender had made just three starts since returning to club duty following the World Cup in December.

Joao Cancelo is the third high-profile signing for Bayern Munich this winter, following the transfers of Daley Blind and Yann Sommer, but where will he fit ...

[Davies](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/alphonso-davies)' presence on Bayern's left is as effective a deterrent as they come. The arrival of Cancelo aims to redress Bayern's on-field defensive imbalance. In short, if you attack down Davies' side of the pitch, the odds are overwhelmingly against you. [Joshua Kimmich](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/joshua-kimmich), [Leon Goretzka](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/leon-goretzka) and [Dayot Upamecano](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/dayot-upamecano) and [Matthijs de Ligt](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/matthijs-de-ligt-10-things-on-bayern-munich-s-centre-back-20596). He just has a bit of a different profile to the other players we have." [Matchday 17 in the 1-1 draw with Cologne](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-cologne-live-team-news-match-stats-mane-neuer-muller-blind-musiala-22338), a whopping 65 percent of the Billy Goats' forward forays were down the Bayern right, the highest percentage of any side this term, followed by Schalke (Matchday 15, 54 percent), Frankfurt (Matchday 18, 45 percent) and Wolfsburg (Matchday 2, 46 percent). The Canadian is the [third-fastest player ever in Bundesliga history](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/faq/10-things-on-the-bundesliga/achraf-hakimi-kingsley-coman-and-the-fastest-bundesliga-players-of-all-time-10553) at 22.69 mph (36.51 km/h) and the third-fastest in the league this season at 22.35 mph (36.00 km/h). [decision to bring in Cancelo](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-sign-manchester-city-full-back-joao-cancelo-on-loan-22490) might seem a puzzling one at first glance, given that Bayern are already well-stocked in that department, with [Benjamin Pavard](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/benjamin-pavard), [Noussair Mazraoui](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/noussair-mazraoui), [Josip Stanisic](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/josip-stanisic) and [Bouna Sarr](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/bouna-sarr) all in the squad, while there's [Alphonso Davies](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/alphonso-davies) and [Daley Blind](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/where-will-daley-blind-fit-in-at-bayern-munich-22229) on the other side of the pitch. [Augsburg beat Bayern 1-0 on Matchday 7](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/augsburg-bayern-munich-live-team-news-match-stats-mane-sane-muller-musiala-21269), only six percent (yes, six!) of their attempted attacks were down Davies' flank, compared to 31 percent down Bayern's right. [Sporting director](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/what-is-a-sporting-director-bayern-munich-borussia-dortmund-rb-leipzig-schalke-3321-2323) Hasan Salihamidzic admitted that the club have, "had a lot of contact in the last few years and we’ve also attempted it a few times, but it didn’t work out." [Cancelo](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/joao-cancelo-5-things-on-bayern-munich-signing-manchester-city-juventus-portugal-22489) is an experienced campaigner at 28, having won titles galore at Manchester City and Juventus – [Nagelsmann](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/julian-nagelsmann-10-things-on-bayern-munich-s-coach-rb-leipzig-baby-mourinho-5300) hinted at the chief reason during the Portugal international's official unveiling on Tuesday. [Bayern](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/fc-bayern-muenchen) tactician.