City defender Cancelo joins Bayern Munich

FC Bayern have announced the signing of Portugal international João Cancelo on loan from Manchester City.

The 28-year-old full-back moves to Munich on an initial deal through to the end of the current season.

The Portuguese has now moved to Germany to join the Bundesliga outfit for the remainder of the 2022/23 campaign.

Cancelo said: “FC Bayern is a great club, one of the best in the world, and it’s enormous motivation for me to now play alongside these extraordinary players in a team. I know that this club, this team lives for titles and wins titles every year. I’m also driven by the hunger for success. I‘ll give my best for FC Bayern.”

Hasan Salihamidzic, FC Bayern board member for sport added: “We’re very happy that João Cancelo will now play for FC Bayern. We’ve signed him on loan now and have the possibility of signing him permanently in the summer. João is a player we’ve been thinking about for a while now because we very much appreciate his qualities. He’s the optimal fit in our system with his attacking style of play and dynamism, and his mentality and experience fit very well in our team. I’m convinced João will help us in the coming weeks and months where we want to win titles.”