With the Premier League title wrapped up, Manchester City now have two huge cup finals to look forward to, against Manchester United in the FA Cup on 3rd June, followed by the Champions League finals against Inter Milan, seven days later.
However, seems like the management is already looking towards strengthening their squad for next season. There’s the Joao Cancelo puzzle as his loan at Bayern Munich is over, while Neymar has been linked with the Sky Blues too.
Manchester City transfer news – Joao Cancelo unlikely to return
Joao Cancelo left Manchester City for Bayern Munich in January on a half-season loan but he was unable to nail down a starting berth.
According to Sky Sports Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg, the Bundesliga champions may not extend his contract and Cancelo could return to Etihad, but given his fall-out with Pep Guardiola, the Portuguese full-back might as well consider other options on the table.
News #Cancelo: Understand Joao has many options. Barcelona is still one of them. Talks took place. But they can’t push for him at this stage because of their financial situation.
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) May 29, 2023
Bayern has taken the decision not to trigger the option to buy. A permanent deal was very unlikely… pic.twitter.com/2Pu81AX9UO
Barcelonan are said to be interested in the player but given their financial crisis right now, securing a deal looks difficult right now.
Manchester City transfer news – Guardiola probes the possibility of Neymar signing
In terms of new acquisitions, Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola is reportedly keen on Neymar. French news outlet L’Equipe reported that the Spaniard even reached out to the 31-year-old understand his future plans.
There are rumors that Neymar is unhappy with PSG for their repeated failures in the Champions League. He’s also been ravaged by injuries throughout his spell in the French capital thus far, including a serious ankle problem that has sidelined him since February.
Despite Guardiola’s supposed interest in the player, L’Equipe added that City will not pursue a deal for Neymar in the summer. Manchester United, Chelsea and Newcastle United are the other English teams rumored to have the former Barcelona ace on their radar.
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