Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo will lower his salary to a secure a departure from Etihad this summer.
According to Sport, his agent has made it clear that his client is willing to take a cut in terms of his pay packet. Cancelo is willing to lower his wages to find a new club in the summer.
Reports also suggests that Barcelona’s coaching staff will look for a specialist full-back of highest calibre for next season. Xavi and his team are now focused on Cancelo, as there could great opportunity in the summer.
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There is lot of rumours that he will be leaving Manchester City after a suprising loan move to Bayern Munich in January, due to internals issues with Pep Guardiola. The German Giants took him on a loan with an option to buy for £70m. But, they will activate and buy-back clause and therefore, he will return to England at the end of the season.
However, his agent has sending out the message loud and clear that Cancelo would be willing to make an effort as long as Barcelona are willing tie him down on a long-term contract. The 28-year-old wants the club to show faith in him.
BACK IN JANUARY, CANCELO SPOKE ABOUT HIS MAN CITY FUTURE AND PEP GUARDIOLA
Cancelo gave update about his future during his introductory press-conference at Munich. He said:-
“We have to see what the next five months will bring. I want to have a clear head, I want to support the team as good as possible in order to reach our goals. That’s my priority for the foreseeable future.
“The contract is now a loan contract and at the end of the season we’re going to talk about the situation but now it is important to focus on our goals.
All I can say to the fans and to you is that I was enjoying my time at Manchester City and am still under contract at this club.
“During that time I always had the time to be an elite professional and the fans appreciated that, they gave me a lot of that back. I don’t see it as a big farewell from the club, I’m very focused on what we can do in the upcoming five months at Bayern Munich and that is my priority.
“My decision was only based on the lack of minutes in the last couple of weeks.
There was speculation that my relationship to Pep Guardiola was not the best but the fact is that I just wanted to play more and now I have the opportunity and a dream came true.
“I want to take this new adventure on, a new club with a rich history and that’s what we did so I’m very happy about it.”
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