He has a contract at the Etihad until 2027 and if he isn't wanted by the Blues it will be tough to get their money back with a sale or loan - especially if he continues to struggle to shine in Munich.Īs Cancelo considers what comes next season, Guardiola's comments have hammered home what will be expected at City. His partner's comment when he left for Bayern that he 'didn't have to prove anything to anyone anymore' is not a message that will work at the Etihad.Īs much as it is up to Cancelo to sort his future, it is also a looming issue for the club. Simon Jordan has labelled Pep Guardiola a 'chequebook manager' in a sensational rant comparing the Manchester City boss with Jurgen Klopp. To have any chance though, he will have to start from the bottom again and work his way back in. The story implies that Guardiola is a chequebook manager who signs complete players over youth, so stifles his youth development by blocking their path to the first team. Others have done it before, and Cancelo himself found himself in a very difficult position in his first season at the club that saw him consider his options before turning himself into one of the manager's most important players though. There have been echoes of criticism for Manchester City in the coverage of Jadon Sancho by the media, alleging that Pep Guardiola has not given youth development a chance. There isn't anything to say that the full-back cannot make a surprise return to the fold under Guardiola. Give him time and he will do well Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola. If it felt like a shock for City to sanction a January departure without getting in a replacement, they have barely looked back. Get your chequebook out Ex Premier League midfielder sends transfer message to.
At the weekend, Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamadzic took questions from reporters over the player heading straight down the tunnel at the end of Thomas Tuchel's first game in charge - a 4-2 home romp over Dortmund that saw them leapfrog their opponents into top spot in the Bundesliga.īarring an unexpected turnaround, Cancelo will surely head back to Manchester at the end of his loan spell with his stock lower than it was when he left.
Bayern Munich have an option to buy the full-back at the end of the season but look increasingly likely not to take it up as the Portugal international finds similar issues in a new home.Īlso read: Guardiola found two more players for City's most important positionĬity fans have watched on with knowing expressions at reports from Germany of Cancelo's dissatisfaction over a lack of playing time spilling into his training effort. "You have to show (it), you have to, again and again - otherwise you have to retire."Ī firm view on a firm belief, and one which will not bend if Joao Cancelo returns to the Etihad in summer. It is what keeps the Manchester City manager going, the relentless hunger to keep finding ways to win against opposition that adapt and evolve, and it is what he demands of his players. 'The most awful sentence' is how Pep Guardiola described anyone in football who thinks they have nothing left to prove.
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