Graham Potter’s Chelsea are interested in signing Joao Cancelo from Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the summer transfer window, according to 90min.
Chelsea linked with Manchester City’s Joao Cancelo
The report published this afternoon has claimed that Chelsea are considering a new left-back.
The former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners are monitoring the situation of Cancelo, who is on loan at Bayern Munich from City at the moment and is able to play as a right-back as well.
The Portugal international full-back joined defending Bundesliga champions Bayern on loan from City in the January transfer window.
90min have claimed that Bayern have the option to make the loan deal permanent for €70 million (£62 million).
The former European champions are unable to cough up that sum, but defending Premier League champions City are willing to do a deal for €60 million (£53 million).
The report has added that the £180,000-a-week (SalarySport) full-back prefers to stay at Bayern beyond the end of the season.
Could a 2023 summer transfer happen?
In our view, Chelsea are unlikely to be able to sign Joao Cancelo from Manchester City in the summer transfer window.
First of all, the 28-year-old himself reportedly wants to stay at Bayern.
Then we have to consider whether City will actually sell Cancelo, who can also operate as a wing-back, to Chelsea.
True, the Blues signed Raheem Sterling from City in the summer of 2022, but would the Citizens make the Blues even better by selling them another of their players?
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