Gündogan opens up about his relationship with Xavi and insists on his 'obsession' with Barça

Ílkay Gündogan Is being one of the most positive notes of the FC Barcelona in this beginning of season and has showed to be a player with competitive gene and that does not conform with the minimum. The confidence in him is full and from the club have recognised the importance to have a player of his level in the staff. It is a leader and winner that has been very 'influenciado' by Xavi Hernández before recalar in the City Condal.

Like this it has revealed it the own footballer in some recent statements in which it has reviewed his actuality, the reasons that carried him to get dressed of Barcelona and that did him refuse to a Manchester City that tried to renew his agreement until the last instant. The trainer egarense had a paper protagónico: "Have a good relation with Xavi. I came to Barcelona by him and spoke with him twice before speaking by telephone. I think that have a big compatibility", commented.

Also it has been nail the fact that, as it has commented in previous opportunities, always had the dream to defend the shield of the Barça sometime. After his go through the Borussia Dortmund and the have it won everything in the rows of the picture 'citizen', was moment to take advantage of the opportunity: "The FC Barcelona was my dream, always wanted to play some day in this club and this summer was my opportunity".

His relation with Guardiola and the comparison with Xavi

The player of 33 years also has spoken on that keeps the contact with his exentrenador in the Etihad Stadium, Pep Guardiola, and that recently visited him in the City Condal, while he was of visit in the city: "Recently I visited to Pep in his house of Barcelona and speak. It said me that if I or my family needed something in Barcelona, always could contact with him", confessed.

In this order of ideas, has spoken on the similarities that finds between Guardiola and Xavi like trainers, highlighting the vision that have in spite of the differences regarding the experience of each one, that is very big. Gündogan Has explained, in concrete, that "Pep has a lot of years of experience, while Xavi is in his fifth season like trainer and third in Europe, but his vision of the football is similar".