CITY IMPROVED ITS RENEWAL OFFER
Barça expect Gündogan to fulfill his commitment to arrive in the summer
Published:21/05/2023 - 16:13h
Updated:21/05/2023 - 21:20h
Xavi Hernández left almost ready the signing of Ilkay Gündogan for his project, although the culés continue only with the word of the German, who has another important offer on the table
The FC Barcelona expects to close the contracting of Ilkay Gündogan after his verbal agreement by three seasons so that the mediocampista leave backwards to the Premier League and to the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola this next summer. However, the English team changed the conditions of the renewal and the German could modify his decision in the weeks to come, a situation that the team culé wait that finally no suceda.
The surroundings of the City thinks that the midfield player will finish renewing after an offer of two years of agreement almost to the same wage that the current. There it is where the Barça precisely can not arrive afterwards that even already demanded a discount to the pretences of the player, the one who finally gave the 'OK' when having a conversation directly with Xavi Hernández, where explain him the role that would have in the team by the next three years.
The 'agreement' could peligrar in the next days
It is by this that 'Sport' signals that in the Barça have that the word given by Gündogan will be sufficient so that the negotiations do not break , although it is true that there is not at all signed between both parts. The two years that offers the City are an offer with which the culés can not compete, by loq ue will have to apegarse to the verbal agreement with the German, the one who thinks that has finish a cycle in England after almost 10 years.
The initial offer of a season of the English seemed an invitation to go out for the mediocampista, the one who has prioritised the Barça at all times, in spite of the possibility to leave to the Arsenal or Liverpool, with better economic conditions. The information details that so much the footballer like his family wish to reside in Spain and the conversations are in the point where only subtracts the signature, the most important step.
Three weeks more for the definition
To the day of today the only clear is that the international German will not give a final answer to the end of the season, in which has in his horizon the definition of the Champions League. To win the Premier, and the FA Cup, where play the final in front of the Manchester United, that crash in front of the Inter could give them the triplete, by what there will be a decision, at least, until 11 June.