Arsenal have opened talks to sign Joao Cancelo from Manchester City in the summer transfer window. The Portuguese defender returned to the Etihad Stadium following a six-month loan spell at Bayern Munich.
The 29-year-old is set to leave City this summer after he fell out with manager Pep Guardiola which prompted Cancelo to leave on loan in January. The Portugal international helped Bayern win the Bundesliga title but faces an uncertain future at City after a successful four-year spell in Manchester.
The German outfit opted not to activate their option to buy the 29-year-old defender, allowing Arsenal, Real Madrid and Barcelona into the race to sign him. Mikel Arteta raided the Etihad Stadium last summer - signing Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko - and could be set to do the same again this year.
