Arsenalare interested in out of favourManchester Cityfullback Joao Cancelo and have ‘made contact’ over a potential transfer,Fabrizio Romanohas told GIVEMESPORT.
Cancelo spent the second half of the season on loan atBayern Munich, where he helped the club snatch an 11th-consecutive league title on the final day at the expense of Borussia Dortmund.
Arsenal transfer news – Joao Cancelo
Cancelo made 11 starts in the Bundesliga, scoring once and assisting four times. As perSky Sports, an option to buy the Portuguese international permanently for £61 million was inserted into the Ԁєɑł, but theMirrorɾєρօɾτed in March that the German giants had decided against triggering it.
Barcelona also attempted to sign the player on loan in January but were not prepared to cover the entirety of his wages, according to theManchester Evening News.
City will likely have to lower that price to move the player on in the summer, and they have shown in the past they are happy to Ԁєɑł withPremier Leaguetitle rivalsArsenal, given the previous sales of Gabriel Jesus (for£45 million) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (for£32 million).
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta’s close relationship with both the club and the players after serving as Pep Guardiola’s assistant for three years has clearly been a factor in these transfers and will likely be the case again shouldCityonce again agree to sell.
What has Romano said aboutArsenaland Cancelo?
Romano told GIVEMESPORT:”For Cancelo, yes, they are interested. They had some contact, and they have very good relationship with these agents. So there was a conversation over the possibility to sign Cancelo.”
Will Cancelo leaveCitythis summer?
Cancelo is at a bit of a loose єɴԀ, withManchester Citythriving in the player’s absence and both Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji shining in hybrid wide centre-back roles on the left side of Guardiola’s defence. It appears thatCityno longer require Cancelo’s dynamism up and down that flank and the team, as a whole, has looked more impressive as a result – winning 12 games in a row to leapfrogArsenaland claim thePremier Leaguetitle with three matches to spare along with reaching the Champions League final.
At 29 years of age, this is the perfect time forCityto sell, whileArsenaldesperately need a top quality fullback added to their squad. Like Zinchenko and Jesus it’s a Ԁєɑł that would massively benefit both parties and it wouldn’t be a surprise if this Ԁєɑł was all wrapped up fairly quickly.
