Deadline Deal: Cancelo Join Bayern Munich On Loan From Man City

Bayern Munich announced the signing of Portuguese full back Joao Cancelo on an initial loan deal from Manchester City for the rest of the season with an option to buy.

Cancelo made 16 league starts for City this season but has not played for the club since their derby loss to Manchester United earlier this month, missing the last three games.

In a news conference, Cancelo said: "My decision had to do with the playing time that had been little in recent weeks. There was speculation that my relationship with (Manchester City coach) Pep (Guardiola) was not the best but fact is I wanted to play more. I wanted to start this new adventure as soon as possible. I enjoyed my time at City and I am still under contract with the club so I don't see it as a final departure. I will now focus only on my five months and see what happens then."

Bayern top the Bundesliga but have failed to win since the restart after the World Cup.