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Barcelona loanee Cancelo: What I really think about Man City and the people there

Joao Cancelo is delighted with the way he's started his time with Barcelona.

The Portugal fullback is on-loan at Barca from Manchester City.

Cancelo told Mundo Deportivo: "It's risky, but my life has always been a risk. I'm like that in my social life too. I have to thank everyone at City, there I experienced the best moments of my career And this is thanks to my teammates, to Pep Guardiola, to the technical staff, a very good and very united group.

"For me they are the best team in the world. It was a risk to come to Barcelona, but when the opportunity to play presents itself in Barça you have to take it.

"Barcelona is the club where I have always wanted to be, it is the club of my dreams after playing in my childhood team which is Benfica. I am very happy to be here, I really enjoyed these three matches, I have teammates who are helping me to adapt as quickly as possible, which is important. I play with great footballers, this also makes everything much easier for me.

"My family and all my friends know that I wanted to play here for a long time, it's a club that has always excited me because my idols played here. Now I want to show people the player I am, Lately I haven't played as I would have liked and I want to do my best to help this club to get back to where it deserves to be.

"What I want is to do well, win titles with this club, be an important player in the team. Then we will decide whether I will stay or not. It will depend on the club, on what I do. In the end they evaluate you based on your performance."

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