Manchester City – Al-Hilal agreement for João Cancelo

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By: Manu Tournoux

Manchester City managed to sell Joao Cancelo for €40m

João Cancelo will join Neymar’s gang. According to information from the BBCthe Manchester club would have reached an agreement with Al-Hilal for the transfer of the Portuguese international (58 caps, 10 goals). The 30-year-old full-back, who played for Barça this season, should be sent to Saudi Arabia for a sum of around 25 million euros.

The player has reportedly already agreed with the Saudi club on a three-year contract with a hefty salary of €15 million per season. Five years after signing in England, the Portuguese defender is now preparing to pack his bags and join the Al-Hilal club, where he will be reunited with his compatriot Ruben Neves, who arrived from Wolverhampton last summer.

Manu Tournoux

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