Joao Cancelo Departs Manchester City to Join Saudi Club Al-Hilal

Portugal international Joao Cancelo has completed a move to Saudi club Al-Hilal from Manchester City, as confirmed by both clubs on Tuesday. The 30-year-old full-back, who recently had a loan spell at Barcelona, signed a three-year contract with the reigning Saudi Pro League champions. Cancelo initially joined City in 2019 from Juventus and was a vital player in his first few seasons with the club. However, a reported disagreement with manager Pep Guardiola regarding playing time saw him loaned out to Bayern Munich for the latter part of the 2022-23 season.

Cancelo won three Premier League titles, the FA Cup and League Cup at the Etihad Stadium.

He also played six times in City's first victorious Champions League campaign in 2022-23.

Cancelo is Al-Hilal's first high-profile signing of the transfer window and joins Brazilian star Neymar and former Premier League players Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves and Aleksandar Mitrovic in Jorge Jesus' squad.

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He has not played since Portugal's penalty shoot-out loss to France in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals last month.

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