'Anyone who says otherwise is lying' - Joao Cancelo lifts lid on chat with Pep Guardiola that led to Man City exit
manchestereveningnews.co.ukJoao 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. ALSO READ: Pep Guardiola might have already revealed his Kevin De Bruyne replacement for Man City vs RB Leipzig 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.
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