Guardiola stance giving club hope of talking Manchester City down – Two offers on table lead to stalemate

Barcelona are hoping that Pep Guardiola’s insistence Joao Cancelo does not join Manchester City for pre-season helps them to sign the Portuguese defender this summer.

That’s according to Sport, who report that Saudi Arabian duo Al-Ahli and Al-Ettifaq have both made offers for the defender, which he so far is refusing to entertain.

The newspaper explains that the Saudi sides are pushing to convincing the full-back and Manchester City would prioritise a sale, rather than the loan deal Barcelona want.

Both clubs have €25m offers to Manchester City for Cancelo, bids the Premier League side…