Born in 1994, Portuguese defender Cancelo entered Manchester City in 2019. Benfy, the "famous" of his own league, grew up in Youth and played through Valencia, Inter Milan, and Juventus, and he entered the Premier League (PL) with a transfer fee of 65 million euros (about 96.4 billion won).
His performance was outstanding as he invested a huge amount of money in the transfer. Up until his debut season, he failed to have many chances to play due to Kyle Walker, but he became a key player in Pep Guardiola's tactics from the 2020-21 season, his second year. He also scored three goals and 10 assists in 52 games in the 2021-22 season, making him a PFA Team of the Year for the second consecutive year.
However, his position has started to falter in the 2022-23 season. His performance started to decline starting from the World Cup in Qatar, and he was lagging behind in the competition to become a starting member with Nathan Ake. Eventually, he had to leave for Bayern Munich as if he were chased through the winter transfer window.
Fortunately, he increased his performance while on loan at Munich. He became the core of his team by scoring one goal and six assists in 21 matches, and Munich also had its best year by winning the Bundesliga thanks to his performance.
Cancelo returned to Manchester City after a successful loan spell. Still, there was no place for him, and he left for Barcelona again. Until the beginning of the season, he played as the core of his team by banking on his explosive attack power, but began to show defensive problems, and in the second half of the season, his offense was shaky, and he could hardly avoid criticism from fans. The final record at Barcelona was four goals and five assists in 42 matches.
Cancellu, who has become Manchester City's 'extra-power source,' is drawing attention from the Saudi club. "Saudi 'champion' Al Hilal is interested in Cancellu and is willing to offer him an annual salary of 16 million euros (W23.7 billion). Manchester City are also reportedly interested in completing the transfer, and we are putting pressure on Cancellu to accept Al Hilal's offer," the British 'Kurt Offside News' reported on Monday.
BY: 안전놀이터
