Joao Cancelo Nears Move to Saudi Arabia as Al Hilal Wait for His Decision
Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo is on the verge of making a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia, with Al Hilal waiting for him to accept their offer.
- Cancelo has been left out of Manchester City’s squads for their opening two league fixtures
- Al Hilal have reached a broad agreement with Manchester City to sign the full back for around £30million
Cancelo, who has not featured for Manchester City since a disagreement with Pep Guardiola over game time 18 months ago, has been training with the Premier League champions but has not been included in their matchday squads this season.
The 30-year-old has had loan spells at Bayern Munich and Barcelona, and it is understood that Al Hilal have held positive talks with Manchester City over the past week after shortlisting him, teammate Kyle Walker, and Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong.
Barcelona remain a possibility for Cancelo, who enjoyed his time in Catalonia last term, although any offer is likely to be in the form of another loan.
Al Hilal are waiting for Man City defender Joao Cancelo to accept a move to Saudi Arabia
City are believed to be recouping in the region of £30million should a deal go through, and Cancelo is thought to have been offered a £18million-a-year contract to make the switch to the Saudi Pro League.
City are believed to be recouping in the region of £30million should a deal go through
Al Hilal’s current right back, Saud Abdulhamid, is on his way to Roma, as reported.
Cancelo has since had loan spells at Bayern Munich and Barcelona and has not played for Man City in 18 months
Cancelo is expected to link up with the likes of Neymar and Ruben Neves in Riyadh should he accept Al Hilal’s offer.
Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story.
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