Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has stated that the club wouldn’t have cared even if fullback Joao Cancelo had joined Manchester United.
Guardiola said the club were not concerned about Cancelo’s next destination as long as he left the Etihad Stadium.
Cancelo joined Bayern Munich in the winter window on a loan deal with an option to buy for €70 million.
However, the Bundesliga champions have not taken up the option, and that has left him searching for a new club this summer.
Speaking to Spanish media, Guardiola said (via Euro ES Euro): “I think they have informed him very badly. He is far from reality. The reality was that we decided that he had to leave.
“We didn’t care where he was going, even if he wanted to go to United, which is our rival. There is his agent and the clubs they agree. I won’t say that they deceived him but that they misinformed him.”
When asked about the future of Cancelo at Manchester City, Guardiola added:
“This is a matter of Txiki [Begiristain, Sporting Director], of City, of his representative and of the club that loves him. I have no idea [why he didn’t sign for Barcelona]. We didn’t get any offers.”
