ARSENAL are reportedly preparing a shock move for Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo – as well as a move for Declan Rice.
The Portuguese defender was deemed to be surplus to requirements by City boss Pep Guardiola in January and farmed out to Bayern Munich on loan.
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And Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is hoping to bolster his squad this summer with the acquisition with the out-of-favour wing-back.
That’s according to the Daily Telegraph, who claim the north Londoners have been alerted to his potential availability by his failure to impress new Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel.
Although Arsenal are keen on Cancelo, they’re concerned City won’t be willing to sell them to him.
That’s on account of the fact Arteta’s troops have taken the defending Premier League champions right down to the wire in a thrilling title race this season.
And selling the 28-year-old to the Gunners would only serve to boost their chances of winning their first league title in 20 years.
The Arsenal brass – who convinced City to sell them Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus last summer – believe the Citizens will be “reluctant” to let the snap up Portugal international Cancelo.
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