Manchester City star Bernardo Silva has candidly revealed how he felt after Joao Cancelo’s sudden departure to defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
Cancelo made a shock deadline day exit in the January window to sign on loan with Bayern, with the German club having a £62m option to make the move permanent.
The 28-year-old Portuguese full-back initially arrived at City in 2019 after the reigning Premier League champions snapped him up from Juventus.
Cancelo has been a crucial first-team player under City manager Pep Guardiola and lifted two Premier League titles and two League Cups during his time at the Etihad.
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However, it is believed that the Portugal defender had a falling out with Guardiola and was reportedly left frustrated with the City boss’ decisions.
According to reports, Cancelo was not happy with his lack of first-team minutes since returning from international duty at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Speaking after City’s 1-0 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday, Silva revealed that he was happy for Cancelo after he completed his move to Bayern.
The 28-year-old City star added that it was also sad for both his teammates and himself to see fellow Portugal teammate Cancelo leave in the window.
“Happy for him, because it was the path he chose to continue happily in his life,” Silva told Eleven Sports.
“Sad for the team and for me, because I won’t be able to count on him every day.
“He knows that he is a person that I like a lot. But he made the best decision for him and I’m really happy for him.”
Real Madrid were linked with a move for Cancelo, but the Portuguese defender made his decision to sign for Bayern instead of the La Liga club.
Cancelo made his Bayern debut in the German club’s 4-0 demolition of Mainz in the last-16 German Cup clash, with the City loanee picking up an assist.
The former Juventus and Valencia star followed up his German Cup debut by registering an assist in his Bundesliga debut against Wolfsburg on Sunday.
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Topics: Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva, Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, Premier League, England, Football
Adnan Riaz