Manchester City agree player-plus-cash deal to finally sign Juventus defender Joao Cancelo

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Joao Cancelo will be a Manchester City player by the start of next week after Juventus finally agreed a deal for his sale, say reports in Italy.

Joao Cancelo

The Portugal international is a long-time target of the Premier League champions, but they have left it late to secure his signature.

Tuttosport claims that a deal has been agreed with the Turin club two months after the right-back agreed personal terms with City.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.