Full-back João Cancelo, currently on loan from Manchester City to Barcelona, made strong criticisms of the English club and coach Pep Guardiola and explained details of his departure from the team in 2022. He ended up on loan to Bayern Munich and, among the reasons given by the coach for the negotiation, there were supposed relationship problems with teammates Aké and Rico Lewis.
“Lies were told! I was never a bad teammate for Rico or Aké and you can ask them. I don’t have any superiority or inferiority complex towards them, but that’s the coach’s opinion,” said João Cancelo in an interview to the Portuguese newspaper And she was.
“I was sad, because it’s not true. I think Manchester City were a little ungrateful to me when they told me that, because I was a very important player in the years I was there. I never failed in my commitment to the club, to the fans and I always gave my all. I remember a moment when I was robbed and attacked and the next day I was playing at the Emirates against Arsenal”, he said.
Cancelo arrived at Manchester in 2019 and was champion of the English Championship in 2021 and 2022. He was also in the squad that won the Champions League and the Premier League in 2023, but left the team in the middle of the season. When talking about his departure, the Portuguese said that people tend to believe in Guardiola more than in him.
“People will only remember this, because Guardiola has much more strength than me when he says something and I prefer to keep to myself. I prefer to know that I am telling the truth. I feel fulfilled with what I did. I am a transparent person, I never I lied. Life goes on and I hope everything goes well for them, because, while I was there, I enjoyed my football and the club”, he declared.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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