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Cancelo Star Breaks Silence On Pep Fall-Out

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Pep Guardiola the head coach / manager of Manchester City and Joao Cancelo of Manchester City during the Premier League match between Manchester City  and  Norwich City at Etihad Stadium on August 21, 2021 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Pep Guardiola the head coach / manager of Manchester City and Joao Cancelo of Manchester City during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Norwich City at Etihad Stadium on August 21, 2021 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

Manchester City loanee Joao Cancelo has broken his silence on the fall-out with manager Pep Guardiola last season.

The pair reportedly did not see eye-to-eye last season, with Cancelo spending the second-half of the 2022/2023 campaign on loan at Bayern Munich.

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"There are things we didn't agree on, we're not obligated to agree on everything," Cancelo told via Relevo. 

"I had things I didn't agree on or he didn't agree with something I said, it was just that. But I don't have resentment, I am very grateful. Life goes on, I am very, very happy here."

The 29-year-old was then loaned to Barcelona this season and hopes to remain their beyond this year after the disagreements with Guardiola.

"At the moment they haven't told me anything, but I hope I can stay. I'm doing everything to make that happen. I really want to play for Benfica, really, but I want to play two or three more years here.

"Although we have financial problems, I am delighted to be here. After Benfica, it is the club that I always liked. Pepe told me many times that he was a player for Real Madrid, but I told him that it was for Barcelona. The truth is that I am where I always wanted to be."

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