JOAO CANCELO reportedly had a huge training ground bust-up with Pep Guardiola after he was dropped.
The full-back is close to joining Bayern Munich on loan for the rest of the season after losing his place in the Manchester City team.
Cancelo’s game time has drastically reduced since he returned from the World Cup.
According to the Daily Mail his relationship with manager Guardiola was strained as a result.
And it reached boiling point after Cancelo was again overlooked in City’s 1-0 win over Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday.
The pair are believed to have had heated conversations over the last few weeks, with the Portuguese spotted in a slump on the bench as he watched his team-mates warm up ahead of a clash against Wolves.
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Cancelo has reportedly been a disruptive influence on the squad in recent weeks.
And his relationship with Guardiola is said to be irreparable, with the club allowing Cancelo to leave.
Cancelo has fallen out of favour with Guardiola tweaking his system and has started only three of the 10 fixtures since returning from international duty – he was also hooked at half-time against Chelsea.
He may have already made his final appearance for the Citizens as Bayern have the option to make his move permanent for £61.5million.
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That would see the English champs make a small profit on the player they signed in a £60m deal three-and-a-half years ago.
Even so, it would still be a surprise move for Man City given their well-documented problems in the full-back areas.
But that problem could be solved by the signing of Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell, who was of interest to City before he moved to Stamford Bridge.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
