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'Anyone who says otherwise is lying' - Joao Cancelo lifts lid on chat with Pep Guardiola that led to Man City exit
22.02.2023 - 21:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Joao Cancelo has strongly refuted claims he was difficult to his teammates or any staff in the build-up to his sudden Manchester City exit in January.
Cancelo joined Bayern Munich on loan on transfer deadline day, with the German giants having an option to purchase the full-back for around £61m in the summer. He insisted that he left on good terms and has rubbished the idea that he had a falling out with Pep Guardiola, and the City manager backed up that claim, insisting that Cancelo simply wanted to play regularly.
Now, Cancelo has opened up on the conversation he had with Guardiola that led to his loan exit, and put the record straight on the claims that his attitude saw him forced out.
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After finding himself out of the team, Cancelo says the main motivation for asking to leave was that regular playing time, telling O Jogo: "As I already said, he found a way to play, after the World Cup, in which he started playing with a full-back more inside, where I also played, and he liked what he saw with Rico and Nathan. I respected his decision because I have to and this is a team of great footballers.
"But I think a player is always a bit selfish. Any player wants to feel important, wants to play and anyone who says otherwise is lying. A competitive player, like me, who aspires to win titles, just wants to play. It’s like Pep said, I need to play to be happy.
"It’s not a question of devaluing my teammates, because others are on the bench to play. But I thought I deserved to play and he didn’t."
Regarding the talk with Guardiola that led to his loan exit, Cancelo strongly denied the idea that he forced a transfer,
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