Arsenal’s pursuit of Joao Cancelo has received a boost as the Manchester City defender appears to be surplus to requirements at his current club.
Cancelo spent the second half of the previous season on loan at Bayern Munich, where he secured the Bundesliga title.
However, it seems that Cancelo is no longer in favour at City and Bayern Munich does not appear interested in making his loan move permanent.
This situation has created an opportunity for Arsenal to make a move for the former Juventus player. The Gunners are reportedly keen to reunite Cancelo with his former teammates Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
In further good news for Arsenal, The Sun has revealed that Manchester City has now transfer-listed the Portuguese international.
Cancelo had left the Etihad due to a lack of playing time, and his situation hasn’t improved during his loan spell at Bayern. As a result, City is willing to sell him this summer, increasing Arsenal’s chances of acquiring him before the start of the new season.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Cancelo is a player we can use to solve our full-back problem and he is much more experience than most of the players we have targeted for that spot.
Having won several league titles with City, he could push us to get one for ourselves as Jesus and Zinchenko nearly did in this campaign.
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This could be a very astute signing, his only problem am I to understand is adequate playing time.
That’ could be right up Arsenal street as his versatility could lead to us even overplaying him.
Am told he’s equally adept on the left as he’s on the right.
Personally I for one have never seen him played in the left back role,
It is said class is permanent his experience could just be what the doctor ordered for us in the first third.
Tough call. If this player can’t find playing time at City or Bayern where he was brought in on a loan basis, are we sure we want him.
I am not here to dis Jesus, but one could argue City got the better deal on the Jesus sale. For me, Jesus served a great purpose but now that we want to go to the next level, don’t we need abetter finsher?
It seems like we have arrived at a new level so buying players Pep is happy to let go, we should be careful with.
I don’t see City making the same mistake of strengthening us. They thought we were not rivals last summer hence why they were okay with selling is Zinchecko and Jesus.
But I do think they will be taking us more seriously next season. So no selling us their players.
Would love Cancelo to come to us (if his attitude and head is in the right place). Reasons against are:
a) Don’t think City will let us have any more of their players.
b) He may not want to come to us anyway
c) He may want to go to one of the two Spanish giants who may take him
d) Possibly too expensive.
All obvious reasons for him not to come, but you never know.
Well a deal could be struck, what if we promise the Citizens not sign Ilkay Gundogan if they sell us Cancelo?