After a quiet summer in the transfer market, Al Hilal sprung into life last week with the €25 million signing of Joao Cancelo from English Premier League champions Manchester City. It is unquestionably one of the Saudi Pro League’s biggest summer signings, as Al Hilal welcomes a player who has been considered among the world’s best in his position for several years. While Cancelo has not played for City for the past two seasons after falling out with coach Pep Guardiola, the Portugal international has impressed on loan – first at Bayern Munich and most recently at Barcelona. For more Saudi sports news, visit our dedicated page.With Bayern, Cancelo became one of a handful of players to win two league titles in the same season; in 2022-23 he played enough games for both the German giants and City to take home both a Bundesliga and Premier League winner’s medal. Although things soured towards the end of his time at the Etihad Stadium, Cancelo had many highlights from his time at City and