(Reuters) – Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo on Monday described the “horrific” home invasion wherein he was assaulted on the finish of December had deeply affected his household.
The Portuguese worldwide was the sufferer of a theft at his home simply after Christmas and later shared an image of himself on Instagram with a reduce above his eye, saying the aggressors additionally tried to hurt his household.
The 27-year-old mentioned in December that none of them have been harm within the incident, and added that the 4 attackers had taken jewelry from his home.
“It was horrific, it terrorised my entire household,” Cancelo informed reporters when requested about the housebreaking earlier than Tuesday’s Champions League conflict in opposition to Sporting Lisbon.
“I understand how to cope with it, however my household did not should undergo that.”
Cancelo, considered one of City’s standout performers, signed a contract extension this month committing him to the league leaders till 2027, mentioned he was attempting to take care of a optimistic outlook on life.
“There have been numerous obstacles in my life and I’ve to recover from them, I’m a stronger participant mentally and that is how I need to go on,” Cancelo mentioned.
“I may drop my head, however I all the time wish to assume positively, and that’s how I can reside my life in one of the simplest ways attainable.”
(Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
