Joao Cancelo has revealed the extent of his conversation with Pep Guardiola before leaving Manchester City to join Bayern Munich on loan.
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“But I think a player is always a bit selfish. Any player wants to feel important, wants to play and anyone who says otherwise is lying.
“A competitive player, like me, who aspires to win titles, just wants to play. It’s not a question of devaluing my team-mates.
“But I thought I deserved to play and he didn’t.
“So we talked, it was a conversation, not a discussion, and we decided that the best thing would be for me to leave this market.
“An opportunity I couldn’t refuse. It was by mutual agreement.
“If City didn’t want to, they wouldn’t let me leave, because I had a contract. I’m very professional, I’ve always given my face for all the clubs.
“I have a difficult personality, yes, but I have never, at any time, disrespected team-mates or coaches.”
Pep Guardiola and João Cancelo
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Cancelo has made five appearances since joining the reigning Bundesliga champions, recording two assists.
It has, however, been a difficult period for Julian Nagelsmann’s side, with red cards in three of their last four games, and a defeat to bogey team Borussia Monchengladbach seeing Borussia Dortmund and surprise package Union Berlin draw level at the top of the table.
Nonetheless, Bayern did defeat Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League first-leg last-16 tie, leaving them well positioned to qualify for the last eight.
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