Arsenal have been given a boost in their summer transfer pursuit of Manchester City's Joao Cancelo with Pep Guardiola's stance on his possible exit seemingly clear. The Gunners have been linked with a move for Cancelo and if pulled off it would see them repeat some transfers secured 12 months ago which saw Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus sign from City.
After a turbulent start to the season for Cancelo, which saw him surprisingly dropped on numerous occasions, the Portugal international joined Bayern Munich on loan in January. In that contract signed for his six-month spell in Germany, there is a €70million (£60.9m) buy option, but according to Sky Germany, that is highly unlikely to be activated for financial reasons.
Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel did however, hint that it's possible Cancelo may stay with an admission on the player last week. In a press conference, he said: “I have the impression that Joao Cancelo feels very comfortable here. But all parties are part of the decision. His desire in training is unique. I have the feeling that he's really happy. We'll discuss everything else after the end of the season."
