Manchester City lost ground 'Gyereuk' DF's transfer to Saudi Arabia? Al Hilal Offers 23.7 Billion Won
Aug 21, 2024
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On the 21st (Korea time), cutoffside is 'Saudi Arabian champion Al Hilal is interested in Cancelo. I plan to offer an annual salary of 16 million euros'
Cancelo is one of Portugal's best wing-backs. Cancelo, who grew up in Benfica Youth, has been recognized for his ability in Valencia, Inter Milan and Juventus. Cancelo, who grew into a top wingback with delicate skills and excellent offense, wore a Manchester City uniform for a whopping 65 million euros in 2019. Cancelo, who failed to take many chances behind Kyle Walker in his debut season, has become a main player since the 2020-2021 season. His best performance came amid Pep Guardiola-style invertised full-back tactics. He was named the PFA Team of the Year for the second consecutive year from the 2021-2022 season.
However, it went downhill sharply from the Qatar World Cup. He made a series of mistakes due to his poor performance, and eventually gave up the main position to Nathan Ake. Cancelo left for Bayern Munich on loan from the January transfer market. Cancelo's performance with steady opportunities at Bayern has scored one goal and six assists in 21 games.
There was no place at Manchester City even in a successful lease. He left for Barcelona again on loan. He played as the core of the team with explosive offense at the beginning of the season, but was hampered in defense. In particular, he was criticized for repeating his poor defense in the European Champions League, and eventually was pushed out of the main position.
He went back to Manchester City, but he was still out of power. There was no more room for Guardiola, expressing constant dissatisfaction with him. Due to continued defensive problems and high weekly wages, there was not much interest from other teams. Fortunately, Saudi Arabia reached out. Man City also want to send Cancelo. Cutoffside said 'Man City is pressuring Cancelo to accept Al Hilal's offer'
Al Hilal, where Neymar, Mitrovic, Milinkovic-Savic and Malcolm play, is the strongest Saudi player to win the league and cup tournaments last season, beating Al Nasr, where Cristiano Ronaldo is holding out.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
