‘What a pity’, ‘left us just to stay on the bench!’ – Man City fans react as Joao Cancelo’s move to Bayern Munich not going as planned

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January signing Joao Cancelo is expected to be benched for Bayern Munich’s Champions League last-16 second leg against Paris Saint-Germain.

The Portuguese joined the German champions at the end of the January transfer window, initially on loan with an option to buy for £70m, partly in search for minutes after falling out of favour at Manchester City.

Despite taking to life in Germany almost immediately, recording an assist on his first appearance, Cancelo is now reportedly experiencing some difficulties.

The Portuguese star has fallen out of favour in Germany, playing only 12 minutes across his last two fixtures. Over the weekend, he was an unused substitute against Stuttgart as Bayern Munich won 2-1.

And things appear to be getting worse for the former Man City standout, as he is set to watch Bayern’s crucial Champions League clash against PSG from the bench, according to Sky Sports Germany’s Florian Plettenberg.

Cancelo is reportedly seen as an awkward fit in Bayern’s 3-5-2 system, with Nagelsmann preferring the more defensively-minded Josip Stanisic at right centre-back and Kingsley Coman at right wing-back.

It leaves questions further unanswered in regards to both Cancelo and Manchester City. The report shared on Twitter gathered a number of replies from a wide range of Man City supporters.

@VilleThorme: “The grass isn’t always greener”

@Sushi_Bruh_men: I don’t know. I feel sad for him. He is a sensational player”

@bisong_kelvin3: “What a pity…patience is a virtue, I guess not everyone has it.”

@Cityzilla_: “Imagine if every player acted like him”

@ladiesluvbrando: “left us just to stay on the bench! 😂”

@abhiwrld: “Pep always wins”

@mcfclou: “This is why you never doubt Pep and his choices, when will people learn”

@trhodenhizer: “Alphonse Davies is his name. Joao thought he would automatically be in the 11 in front of a world class player already. Grass isn’t always greener on the other side.”

@ZeeAwad: “Again, soon he will realize that he made the biggest wrong decision in his career, city fans loved him. Look at Phil and Mahrez, they be on the bench a lot but they never complain and come back stronger everytime!.”

@Don__Phee: “Hope those who were criticizing Pep when he sanctioned his loan move will learn to trust him now.. He does everything after looking at the pros and cons…”

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