Gündogan explains why he decided to leave City for Barça and gets 'wet' about his future

Ilkay Gündogan Confessed in an interview in which, in addition to on the options of the Barça in this Champions League, also desveló details on his arrival to the picture barcelonista in summer and on what him únía to the culés. The German explained that it feels attracted by the FC Barcelona since it saw to his legends play. "Probably I stuck me with the team of Frank Rijkaard, with Ronaldinho, Eto'or, a youngster Messi, Xavi, a youngster Iniesta, Puyol backwards, Víctor Valdés in the goal. It loved me see to that team, that me fascinaba, entertained me and amused me a lot", affirmed.

But what for real him enamoró to the germano of Turkish origin was to see the simpleza with which always played the Barça of Pep Guardiola. "Usually, when you are a boy, fix you in who can do a Chilean or tricks with the balloon, but I already began to see it being very young, the effective that could be the simplest football. And I saw it especially with the generation of Pep, when he began to train. This was the most impressive for me, not teaching to his players to do tricks, but how attain advantage through the spaces, when have to go down the rhythm of the party, but also when have to accelerate it… there are a lot of phases of the game that are very interesting and see this evolution along the years did me enamorarme of this type of football. And this type of football always was the Barça for me", commented.

The reasons of Gündogan to play in the Barça

To the thread of his feelings to the Barcelona group, Gündogan left clear that that 'love' was one of the main reasons or those that decided to leave Manchester by the City Condal. "I came because the Barça always was the club of my dreams since it was small. It loved me see how played, had an effect on me when it was a child and like teenager. Even being a professional also because I have confronted me some times to the Barça", insitió.

But to the margin of his charm to the club, Ilkay also admitted that arrive to a FC Barcelona in full "transition" was a challenge that motivated him, since in the City already had won it all and did not have at all that show. "It likes me keep me out of the zone of comfort. And that is one of the reasons by which came to Barcelona. I happened seven extraordinary years in Manchester, but felt that it needed a change, do something different, retarme to me same again", said. In this sense, also detailed how this challenge convinced him to come. "It is a Barça different to the of ten years ago, of course, perhaps of transition, but wanted to be part of this, leave my mark, have my influence in this change. Even with the youngest. With my way to play, to be, to comport me… Try that they also evolve. There are a lot of players with an enormous potential and at the end they are the future of the Barça. Try help in his development also was an opportunity for me", explained.

The last reason by which decided by the Barça was Xavi Hernández. The trainer of Terrassa insisted a lot in his signing, kept several personal conversations with him and finish convincing him. "The another reason was the míster, Xavi. The fact that it contacted me so prompt the past season, that went on speaking... The fact that it showed me so much appreciate and said me what expected of me… All this convinced me", revealed.

Gündogan Spoke of his future and of the of Xavi

Besides, in relation to Xavi, Gündo 'wetted' on his exit, that still being confirmed by him same, is not something 100% insurance by the pressure that is exerting the Barça for convincing him so that it follow. "To see, is not a problem because I know how works the football, this business. It is sad, clear, and think that if we had played in the first-half of the season as we are doing it now the things could have been different, but the football always is on the today, what happens today, and is what there is. It is necessary to accept it and respect it", stood out.

Finally, the German spoke on his future in the FC Barcelona. The midfield player left clear that his plan is to go on down the less until 2025, that is what has signed, but that does not close at all, since in the world of the football all is very cambiante. "The plan is to follow, engaged me two years and do not have at all planned that it was not this. But sincerely, you do not know what will happen in the future. It could come a new trainer and that do not like him Gündogan… do not know it, never know it. But east is a problem for the next season, no in this. Now it touches to enjoy of where we are and of the parties that come", concluded.