Kevin De Bruyne stepped up when Manchester City needed him to pick up three priceless points in their Treble chase.
19.03.2024 - 11:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Joao Cancelo spoke last week about wanting to stay at Barcelona beyond the summer. Now he has strongly hinted that he doesnt' want to return to Manchester City at all.
Cancelo left City last January after falling out with Pep Guardiola over his place in the team. Cancelo had fallen out of favour at right-back, with teenager Rico Lewis preferred over the Christmas 2022 period. Cancelo left on loan for Bayern Munich, winning the Bundesliga, and was then loaned out to Barcelona in the summer.
Now, Cancelo says that he is 'where he always wanted to be' at Barcelona, and wants to stay for three more years - he has three years left on his City contract.
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Speaking on international duty with Portugal, Cancelo opened up on the manner of his disagreement with Guardiola that led to his initial loan exit, seeking to clarify what happened from his perspective.
He told Portuguese network RTP: "There are things we didn't agree on, we're not obligated to agree on everything. I had things I didn't agree on or he didn't agree with something I said, it was just that. But I don't have resentment, I am very grateful. Life goes on, I am very, very happy here.
"At the moment they haven't told me anything, but I hope I can stay [at Barcelona]. I'm doing everything to make that happen. I really want to play for Benfica, really, but I want to play two or three more years here.
"Although we have financial problems, I am delighted to be here. After Benfica, it is the club that I always liked. Pepe told me many times that he was a player for
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