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GÜNDOGAN, ILLUSTRATIVE FIGURE IN MANCHESTER

City does not forget Gündogan and pays him a heartfelt tribute

Published:24/10/2023 - 14:18h

Updated:24/10/2023 - 14:19h

Ilkay Gündogan remains a leading figure in Manchester. The German, who had a great time at City, recently, on the occasion of his 33rd birthday, received a nice tribute from the 'citizens', which shows the affection that still exists for him in England

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The relation between the Manchester City and Ilkay Gündogan can say that it culminated of the best possible way. The German, the one who arrived to the institution in 2016 pertinent of the Borussia Dortmund, decided not accepting the contractual prolongation with the combined 'citizen' and assume a new adventure in the FC Barcelona. However, before his game, the ex of the Núremberg had a stood out season 2022/2023 with the English group, leading from the captaincy and attaining a historical triplete, including the first Champions League in the history of the club.

In this sense and in the frame of his birthday number 33, the sheik of the Arab Emirates Joined and owner of the cast mancuniano, Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan To the Nahyan, has decided to surrender homage to one of the most stood out players in the history of the club. For this, has baptised one of the fields of training of the sportive city with the name of the footballer germano, Ilkay Gündogan, and has revealed a mosaic with his image.

The path of the midfield player in the Manchester City was extremely productive. During the seven seasons that was in the club, attained a total of 12 conquests, including a Champions League, five Premier League, two FA Cup and four League Cup. His legacy goes further of the titles, since it left a footprint imborrable with his stood out performances in the centre of the field of the 'citizens'.

The start of the new adventure of Gündogan in the Barça

Now, already in the Barça, entity with which has linked until 2025 and under a clause of rescission of 400 million euros, although it looks for to settle in his game and, motivated by the injuries of varied of his mates in the centre of the field, has had to vary the role that had exerted in past campaigns. However, the German has known to be important for Xavi Hernández, being one of the players that more minutes has contested in this season (1001'), accumulating already his first assistances, although it still has not attained to mark goals.

In front of this, in more than an occasion has reaffirmed his wish to triumph like culé, even expressing his aim to win the triplete with the Catalan cast. Up to now, it goes by very good way, since in the two competitions in which it participates the combined Barcelona, although it is too prompt to take out definite conclusions, can say that they go by good way. They do not lose of sight the leadership in LaLiga and in the Champions, where, by the way, will confront to a hard party against the Shakhtar in Montjuïc, leave with a perfect step.

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