Al Hilal are waiting for Joao Cancelo to accept a move to Saudi Arabia – after reaching a £30m agreement with Man City to sign the full back
- Joao Cancelo is currently training with Premier League champions Man City
- But he has been left out of their squad for their opening two league games
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Al Hilal are waiting for Joao Cancelo to agree a move to Saudi Arabia after a broad agreement was reached with Manchester City for the defender.
City are expected to recoup around £30million if the deal goes ahead for the Portuguese, who has not played for the club since a dispute with Pep Guardiola over playing time 18 months ago.
Cancelo has since been loaned to Bayern Munich and Barcelona. He is currently training with the Premier League champions but has been left out of their two matchday squads this season.
Al Hilal are reported to have held positive talks with City in the past week after narrowing down their shortlist for that area of the pitch to the Portuguese, team-mate Kyle Walker and Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong.
Barcelona remain a possibility for the 30-year-old, who enjoyed a great time in Catalonia last season, although any offer is likely to come in the form of a new loan.
Al Hilal waiting for Man City defender Joao Cancelo to accept move to Saudi Arabia
It is believed City will get around £30m back if the deal goes through
Cancelo has since been loaned to Bayern Munich and Barcelona and has not played for Man City for 18 months.
Al Hilal’s current right-back Saud Abdulhamid is on his way to Roma, Mail Sport reported last week.
Cancelo is believed to have been offered a £18million-a-year contract to make the switch to the Saudi Pro League and join the likes of Neymar and Ruben Neves in Riyadh.
