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Bayern Munich sign Cancelo on loan from Man City

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  • Post published:January 31, 2023

Bayern Munich have completed the signing of Portugal wing-back Joao Cancelo on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season.

Bayern has the option to buy the Portuguese defender at the end of the season for reportedly 70 million euros ($75 million).

Cancelo, who has scored seven goals in 41 games for Portugal, arrived in Munich on Monday and had a medical on Tuesday. His move could mean the end of France international Benjamin Pavard’s time at Bayern.

The 28-year-old Portuguese defender joined City from Juventus in 2019 for $70 million and has a contract with the English champions until 2027.

“FC Bayern is a great club, one of the best in the world, and it’s enormous motivation for me to now play alongside these extraordinary players in a team,” Cancelo said in a statement released by the club on Tuesday.

“I know that this club, this team lives for titles and wins titles every year. I’m also driven by the hunger for success.”

Cancelo has won many titles over the course of his career, including league titles with Benfica, Juventus, and Man City.

Hasan Salihamidzic, who is in charge of sports for Bayern, said that the club had been thinking about Cancelo for a while before making its move.

“He’s the optimal fit in our system with his attacking style of play and dynamism, and his mentality and experience fit very well in our team.

“I’m convinced Joao will help us in the coming weeks and months where we want to win titles.”

Cancelo, who has been in the Premier League Team of the Year for the past two years, has been dropped from Man City’s first team in recent weeks, which is how Bayern got the player.

Cancelo hasn’t played in any of the team’s last three games because manager Pep Guardiola prefers to start academy graduate Rico Lewis, Nathan Ake, Kyle Walker, and John Stones over Cancelo.

Cancelo could make his Bayern debut when the team plays Mainz away in the German Cup on Wednesday or when they play Wolfsburg away in the Bundesliga on Sunday.