Man City v Bayern Munich: Loan players who haunted parent clubs – can Cancelo do similar?1 min read
Bayern Munich have the option to sign Joao Cancelo for £61.5m from Manchester City in the summer
Joao Cancelo has the chance to become the latest player to haunt his parent club when Bayern Munich face Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals on Thursday 11 April at Ethiad Stadium.
The Portugal full-back joined Bayern in a surprise loan move in January after 154 games and two league titles for City.
Unlike in the Premier League, Uefa competitions allow players to play against their permanent employers.
BBC Sport looks at some previous times players have made their parent clubs pay.
LuaLua goal gets Premier League rule changed
Until 2003 Premier League clubs could not sign players on loan from other teams in the division. That rule needed tweaking again because of Lomana LuaLua.
Portsmouth signed the DR Congo winger on a three-month loan deal from Newcastle in February 2004 – the first season such moves were permitted.
Four weeks later, on his first start for Portsmouth, he netted an 89th-minute equaliser against his parent club.
“I was a bit surprised I was allowed to play, it is not usual in these sort of deals,” said LuaLua – who celebrated in front of the Magpies fans.
Newcastle boss Bobby Robson, whose side ended up missing out on the Champions League that season by four points, admitted: “He was the last player we wanted to score against us. One of our players has taken a point off us.”
LuaLua joined Pompey permanently at the end of the season – and the Premier League decided loan players could not face their parent clubs any more.
