Gündogan en un partido del Barça

THE GERMAN WAS SINCERE ABOUT HIS ARRIVAL

Ílkay Gündogan makes it clear why he decided to sign for Barça

Published:6/12/2023 - 22:35h

Updated:7/12/2023 - 01:33h

Ílkay Gündogan spoke with the German newspaper 'Die Zeit' about his arrival at FC Barcelona. According to the German midfielder, the team still needs to improve many things and, for that, he has arrived in Catalonia: to help the club continue growing

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The last performances of Ílkay Gündogan with the FC Barcelona have remembered more to his best version in the Manchester City. Although now it steps less the area that with the group 'sky blue', the one of Gelsenkirchen has been determinant against Port wine and Alético so that the Barça attained to go out of the 'mini crisis' of the last weeks by his toneless collective performance. In this sense, the mediocentro of 33 years explained in an interview with the German newspaper 'Die Zeit' why decided by the culés this year.

"After seven years in the Manchester City with Pep Guardiola thought that it was important to go back to go out of my zone of comfort, futbolística and personally. It likes me start afresh, although it can be difficult". Aunado To this ensured: "The Barça still needs to improve a lot of appearances, therefore me ficharon. Xavi said me that it transmitted my experience and, although the language still is a barrier, can cause some things in my young alone mates with my behaviour", argued the German.

Gündogan Trusts the quality of the plantila of the Barça

In this regard, the '22' Barcelona encouraged to speak on what can offer him the future to the Barça to average and long term, once surpass of the all his financial problems. "The Barça trusts the players of The Masia, but also in foreigners like me that contribute stability". For the moment, the international German adds 1 goal and 5 assistances in his first 20 parties, with two passes of goal in Champions.

Next it referred to the impact of the drops that the Barça has faced from the arrival of Xavi to the banquillp culé. "The club has lost footballers of the size of Leo Messi that marked a period and the success does not arrive overnight. It is a process always in collaboration with the fans, by the way", sustained a Ílkay that has not taken in winning the role of indisputable in the team

The praises to Pep and his plans for the future

Regarding his past in the City, Gündo did not doubt in elogiar to Guardiola, no without before mention that, in the future, would like him test luck in the benches. "Pep attains that 20 stars put of agreement and work. It convinces even to which do not play so that they give the one hundred by one hundred by the team. The trainer is the one who has to resolve the difficult situations and the manager of the success", puntualizó the German. Like this the things, Ílkay will have the Sunday another new opportunity to show his where of control in front of the Girona.

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