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Joao Cancelo is still signed to Manchester City, but his relationship with the club came to a screeching halt following a conflict between him and coach Pep Guardiola, who publicly criticized the Portuguese's conduct when the latter did not get playing minutes.
In an interview he gave to "A-Bola", Cancelo provided his angle and killed the Catalan manager.
Guardiola, at the time, claimed that Cancelo did not favor Rico Luis and Nathan Ake when they got the place in the rotation.
When asked about this, the defender replied: "Lies were told. I was never a bad teammate for them, you can ask Rico or Akka. I don't have an inferiority complex and I don't look up to them either, but that's the coach's opinion."
Cancelo continued: "Guardiola's words are not true. I think Manchester City was ungrateful to me, because I was an important player in my years there and I never failed in my commitment to the club, to the fans. I always gave everything. I remember a case where we were the victim of a violent robbery at At home, the day before our away game against Arsenal. I left my wife and daughter scared at home to play, these are things you don't forget. People will only remember what Mr. Guardiola said, because he has a higher status than mine, and I, on the other hand, prefer to keep things to myself ".
No debtor remains.
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In January 2023, Cancelo was loaned to Bayern Munich, as I recall, and last summer he joined Barcelona on loan, which according to media this season provided four goals and four assists in 32 appearances in all formats.
According to his contract, he is supposed to return to Manchester City in June, but Barca will do everything to keep him for another season.
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