Manchester City are prepared to let a huge star leave for less than half of what they originally wanted.
The Citizens are yet to move in the transfer market this summer, with ESPN claiming that manager Pep Guardiola would rather keep hold of the squad he has, only bringing in replacements for outgoing stars rather than making marquee buys.
But along with rumours that Ederson and Kevin De Bruyne are set to leave for Saudi Arabia, one other superstar has been linked with an exit – for significantly less money than Manchester City originally demanded.
Italian publication Calciomercato says that Joao Cancelo's asking price has been reduced from €70 million to €25-30m in a bid to move the Portuguese on.
Cancelo was a key member of the City squad under Guardiola, playing as an inverted left-back in several trophy wins but fell out with the Catalan manager during the club's Treble-winning season.
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Cancelo was moved on loan to Bayern Munich for the rest of 2022/23 before spending last season on loan with Barcelona. It's believed that the Blaugrana would like to have Cancelo back this season but simply cannot afford him.
Arsenal have also been historically linked with a move for the 30-year-old, who is now being touted to re-join Inter Milan, who he spent a year on loan with in 2017/18.
In FourFourTwo's view, Cancelo moving on is a matter of when, rather than if. It's understood that City want a permanent sale rather than another loan, too.
Cancelo is valued at €25 million by Transfermarkt.
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