154 games in the Manchester City shirt. The last very reluctantly before it came to emergency loan to Bayern Munich. Joao Cancelo’s exit from Manchester City came after rumours of a real row with Pep Guardiola. Now the Portuguese finds himself in Saudi Arabian football and explains why he had to leave what was the world’s best club.
Where many had expected a description of Guardiola as “the problem”, Cancelo instead pays tribute to Guardiola.
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“To me, he is a genius and he changed the way I watch football today. We were different, but there were no clashes between us as such. We just had different opinions. I have a very strong personality, and so does he. We went our separate ways, but I thank God that He worked with him. He’s a genius and a great leader,” the former Manchester City player said, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Before the Portuguese surprises by calling his City stay the best of his career.
-The best moments of my career were at Manchester City. I felt important in the group and he made me grow as a player and a man, but I didn’t want to continue at Manchester City and they didn’t want me to continue either,” Cancelo said.
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