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Arsenal are reportedly one of the clubs interested in Manchester City’s Joao Cancelo this summer, but you’d imagine the signing would be difficult to pull off.

Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing João Cancelo from Manchester City this summer, following his loan move to Bayern Munich.

Cancelo’s alleged fallout with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola makes a summer move probable, although securing the Portuguese left-back could be challenging for Arsenal.

Cancelo has been productive this season, scoring three goals and assisting 10 in 44 appearances on loan with Bayern Munich, which could make him a valuable addition to Arsenal’s squad if a transfer could be arranged.

A Bola report that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is interested in signing Manchester City’s Joao Cancelo this summer, following the completion of Cancelo’s loan move to Bayern Munich.

Bayern have an option to buy Cancelo for €70m, but if they don’t take it up, the left-back will return to Manchester City.

Following Cancelo’s alleged fall-out with Pep Guardiola, it seems very unlikely he’ll slot back into their squad, so a summer move is probable.

Manchester City v Arsenal - Premier League - Etihad Stadium Arsenals Cedric Soares left and Manchester City s Joao Cancelo battle for the ball in the air during the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Picture date: Saturday August 28, 2021. Copyright: Nick Potts

If Bayern don’t buy him, Real Madrid and Barcelona have also been linked as potential suitors, along with Arsenal.

Why it’s difficult for Arsenal to sign Cancelo from Manchester City

You’d imagine it will be difficult for the Gunners to secure the signing of the Portuguese 28-year-old.

Manchester City sold Arsenal Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus last summer, but both of those moves have ended up looking like bargains.

City also effectively helped to turn Arsenal into a title rival, and they won’t want to help Arteta to finish the job next year – assuming City even win the league this year.

If Arsenal could somehow leverage Cancelo’s alleged fall-out with Guardiola to get the player to force through a move to north London, it would probably be a good one.

Cancelo has scored three goals and assisted 10 in 44 appearances this season, the same goal contribution tallies that he hit in the previous campaign with City in the Premier League.

He certainly adds a lot to any team going forward, and Arsenal may be on the lookout for a left-back given Kieran Tierney’s uncertain situation.

All that having been said, it still seems like a long shot to expect City to sell to Arsenal again after this season.