The former Manchester City Ombudsman, Joao Cancelo, has discussed his audience with Pep Guardiola, admitting that he and Espanyol had “different opinions” during their spell together at Etihad Stadium.
The versatile setback joined Cityzens in 2019 and enjoyed a few immense years with the club, winning three Premier League The titles, the FA CUP and the League Cup during its spell in English football.
However, Cancelo’s relationship with City And in particular, the manager Guardiola was launched at the beginning of the 2022/23 campaign as he lost his place to the team against young Rico Lewis.
After manifesting his disappointment due to his lack of minutes, Cancelo was sent on loan to Bayern Munich for the second half of the campaign and spent the following year with Barcelona, before finally, finally. Leaving the city permanently last summer After joining the Hilal in the Pro Saudi League.
The Portuguese was an important piece of the puzzle during his time in Manchester, but he has admitted that he and Guardiola had “differences” that finally gave rise to his departure, although he still greeted the current head of the city as “genius”.
Speaking on Channel 11 Last month, Cancelo stated: “(Inverted Complete) was a lot of merit and work of Guardiola, it made me look at football differently. For me it is a genius, impeccable and changed the way of seeing the game today.
“We had differences, no shock, we had different opinions. I have a very strong personality.
“The best moments of my career were in Manchester City. I went to training and enjoying games -Me. I felt important in this group. It made me grow as a man and player.”
He added: “I did not want to continue in Manchester City and did not want it to continue. So there were several reasons (to sign for Hilal). There were a few clubs interested in Europe, but Hilal was always the club that was most interested in.”
Cancelo has made 31 appearances in Hilal this season and has still found his way to the Portugal squad during recent international breaks, with the 30 -year -old still among the The main backs in the world.
