Joao Cancelo facing summer transfer dilemma after latest Bayern Munich admission

Joao Cancelo left Manchester City for a new start. Five weeks later, and he's back at square one.

Finding himself out of contention in both full-back positions at City since Christmas, Cancelo opted to leave the Etihad on deadline day in January for Bayern Munich, seemingly closing the chapter on his up-and-down City career.

It started well for Cancelo in Germany, with two assists in his first two games, and four starts in a row. Since being replaced at half-time against Paris Saint-Germain last month, though, Cancelo has fallen into a familiar role within his new squad, and the PSG second leg this week felt like his post-World Cup troubles were all summed up in the space of 90 minutes.

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Coming into the game amid reports that Bayern have already decided not to pay the £61m option to buy Cancelo, the full-back was on the bench for a fourth consecutive game. Bayern were protecting a 1-0 lead from the first leg, and would produce a resolute defensive performance to book a Champions League quarter-final spot.

Cancelo could only watch on until the tie was effectively won, having played only a minor role in the two legs. He was introduced on 85 minutes after Bayern had gone two goals up on aggregate, and the PSG fight appeared to be gone. Still, he exploited their necessity to pile more men forward by driving from right-back into midfield and slipping in Serge Gnabry to make absolutely sure of the result.

It was Cancelo's third assist in seven appearances, at a rate of one assist every 114 minutes. Compare that to his record of two goals and five assists for City this season at a rate of one every 266 minutes, and it's hard to