Cancelo is disappointed with the situation at Bayern
The image was taken from a training session for non-starters in the match Bayern won 2-1 at Stuttgart in the Bundesliga over the weekend. Cancelo crouched in a corner, sat on the ball and covered his disappointed face with his hand.
Bild newspaper also provided details of what happened during the training session, that the Portuguese defender was self-isolating and barely communicated with his teammates. Before that, Cancelo was also said to have gone into a rage and kicked a ball into the street.
In the Bayern match against Stuttgart on Saturday, coach Julian Nagelsmann used two main full-backs, Alphonso Davies and Josip Stanisic. As revealed by Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg, who closely follows Bayern, Cancelo will continue to be a substitute for Stanisic when Bayern play PSG in the second leg of the 1/8 Champions League round on Wednesday night. In the first leg, Cancelo started but was substituted right after the first half ended.
Stanisic is said to be more suitable than Cancelo, when he can also play the role of central defender if Bayern play with a 3-5-2 formation. At that time, Cancelo also did not have a chance in the two wings, where Alphonso Davies and Kingsley Coman played stably. According to Plettenberg, Cancelo is disappointed with the current situation at Bayern, but does not want to make a fuss in Germany. Cancelo once said in an interview with Portuguese newspaper O Jogo that only starting makes him happy.
Cancelo joined Bayern on loan from Man City in January 2023, after rumors swirled with Pep Guardiola and lost his starting place in the defending English champions. The 29-year-old defender started well for the German side, with two assists in his first two games. But in the last five matches of Bayern, Cancelo has only played a total of 191 minutes.
When asked about the reason for Stanisic to start in place of Cancelo, coach Julian Nagelsmann said that the Portuguese defender still needs time to adjust. "He's still doing well, but he hasn't fully absorbed our style of football," said the Bayern strategist. "Our philosophy is very different from that of Pep Guardiola. Cancelo has never played as a centre-back in a three-back formation."
Cancelo's relationship with Bayern fans is also not very good, when he blocks many fans of the team on social networks. Cancelo posted on Instagram a video hinting that he could return to Man City after Bayern's loan contract until the end of the season.
Bayern do not charge a fee to borrow Cancelo from Man City, but it will cost up to $ 76 million if they want to buy him outright at the end of the season. Even if he meets the professional requirements, the possibility of Cancelo staying at Bayern is not high. The club's sporting director Salihamidzic said the above price was too expensive for a 29-year-old player.
