Writing in his column for the Manchester Evening News, journalist Simon Bajkowski has claimed that manager Pep Guardiola will not stand in Joao Cancelo’s way if he does decide to leave after just one season at the Etihad – with the club’s stance on the player apparently ‘made clear‘.
Cancelo, who signed for the Sky Blues last summer in a deal worth £60 million, with Danilo going the other way in a swap deal for £34.1 million, could now be on the cusp of another player-swap – but this time away from Manchester.