Man City blow: Juventus in Joao Cancelo U-Turn – Gazzetta

CryptoNewsCoin June 30, 2019
Joao Cancelo

According to reports in the Italian media, Serie A giants Juventus have changed their stance on the potential sale of Manchester City target Joao Cancelo.

Juve stint

25-year-old Portuguese international Cancelo only joined Serie A champions Juventus last summer, in a 40 million Euro deal from Valencia, after impressing on loan with Inter Milan the season prior.

The versatile stopper is generally deployed at right-back, with Cancelo having long been revered for his attacking abilities.

The former Los Che standout’s first season in Turin, though, proved something of a hit-and-miss affair.

Cancelo opened up the campaign in absolutely scintillating form, burning up and down Juventus’ right-flank with passion and quality in equal measure.

The stopper took little time in proving exactly why the Bianconeri had opted to splash out such a hefty fee on his services, quickly establishing himself as a firm fan-favourite.

The second-half of the season, though, proved a far more testing affair.

As Juve’s performances consistently left a lot to be desired, Max Allegri often opted for the more-defensively sound Mattia De Sciglio over Cancelo.

The 14-time capped international also came under heavy criticism for his performance in the first-leg of the Old Lady’s Champions League quarter-final exit at the hands of Ajax, as Cancelo gifted the Dutch giants an equalizer, amid a dismal all-round display.

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Nevertheless, though, on the back of Max Allegri’s departure being made official last month, it was widely-predicted that Cancelo would be afforded the opportunity to rediscover his brilliant best at the Juventus Stadium next season.

A growing number of reports across Europe over recent weeks, however, suggested that this would not be the case.

First off, Romeo Agresti, regarded as the source when it comes to Juventus transfer news, revealed earlier this month that talks had been opened between the Bianconeri hierarchy and Premier League champions Manchester City, over an Etihad switch for the 25-year-old:

And Agresti subsequently went on to add that a ‘breakthrough’ had been made in negotiations between the clubs two weeks ago, with a ‘final agreement’, worth 50 million Euro plus bonuses, having been expected to be reached ‘in the coming days’.

Juve stay?

To this point, though, such a deal has not been forthcoming.

The initial train of thought had been that Juventus were intent on selling Cancelo by today, June 30th, in a bid to balance their books for the previous financial year.

However, with a transfer having evidently not come to fruition thus far, and the Bianconeri having parted with both Rogerio and Matteo Pinelli this afternoon (and Leonardo Spinazzola set to join Roma imminently), it now appears as though Cancelo is set to stay put.

As per a report from the Gazzetta Dello Sport (via Calciomercato), Juve are ‘no longer convinced that they would be better off without Cancelo.’

As such, the Old Lady are said to have made a ‘U-turn’ regarding the stopper’s potential departure.

Joao Cancelo during the Serie A match between Juventus and Parma Calcio at Allianz Stadium. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images)

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