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Joao Cancelo may be too expensive to make his loan move permanent any time soon, admits Bayern Munich chief Hasan Salihamidzic... after ousted full-back sealed deadline day move from Man City to the German giants

Bayern Munich's sporting director has admitted that Joao Cancelo might be too expensive for the German giants to secure his services permanently.

Cancelo moved from Manchester City to Bayern in a deadline day move, on loan until the end of the current season - with an option to buy for €70m (£62.8m).

But Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has said that it might be too much financially for the Portuguese wing-back to join the club on a long-term deal.

Via Get German Football News, Salihamidzic told Bild: 'We play with open cards.