Joao Cancelo to Manchester City is what Bruno Fernandes has been to Manchester United: a rather long and tedious saga.
The difference between the two, at least at this stage, is that one appears likelier to be done than the other, and it isn’t the defender’s.
Gazzetta dello Sport have the latest on the matter, and it’s anything but positive news.
The Italian newspaper state talks between City and Juventus have ‘run aground’, suggesting they’re now at a standstill.
Even Jorge Mendes, who normally spreads fairy dust over transfers to get them over the line, and his dark magic don’t appear to be working this time around, as Gazzetta explain a ‘new contact’ between the super agent and the Premier League champions wasn’t able to bring new developments.
With just eight days left in the transfer window, time really is starting to run out, and this game of chicken could go down to the wire.
Either that, or Manchester City look elsewhere, and quickly.
