WITH GÜNDOGAN THE STORY OF PIQUE IS REPEATED
First Piqué, now Gündogan: Barça repeats history with a European champion
Published:24/06/2023 - 19:32h
Updated:24/06/2023 - 19:32h
In the summer of 2008, the Catalan central defender Gerard Pique signed for Barça after being proclaimed European champion. Fifteen years later, the cules bring in İlkay Gündoğan who has just won everything with Manchester City
In 2008, the Manchester United, under the control of Sir Alex Ferguson, conquered the triplete. Fifteen years afterwards, his rival, the Manchester City, repeated the same feat with Pep Guardiola. Curiously, in 2008, the FC Barcelona fichó to one of the players that formed part of the 'Network Devils', Gerard Hammered, the one who went back home after finishing his agreement in England and have conquered the Glass of Europe in Moscow.
In this occasion, the Barcelona group also does with the services of a champion of Europe. It treats of the German midfield player İlkay Gündoğan, the one who after conquering it everything in the citizen group would be smart for a new adventure in the city of Barcelona. In the first season of Hammered in the Camp Nou, the culés attained to conquer all the possible titles and even won the six titles that contested in an alone year calendar.
The already ex captain of the Manchester City expects to sack of his fans in social networks to be able to announce officially his incorporation to the Barça. His signing generates a lot of illusion between the Barcelonan, as they know of all his quality, experience and hierarchy. Characteristics that would inject to the recently champion of The Spanish League, that aspires to struggle by all the titles of face to the next course.
Gündoğan, the so longed for signing of Xavi to strengthen his centre of the field
Beyond all doubt, the Catalan trainer is the most satisfied with the contracting of the German midfield player. Xavi had insisted him to the technical office from the summer happened in the need of fichar to a 'jugón' as the profile of İlkay, and now at last is a reality. To the equal that his trainer, the Polish forward Robert Lewandowski also has to find very happy with the arrival of his excompañero, as they understand wonderfully inside and out of the field.
By his part, Pedri also will be able to see reduced his load of minutes along the season and, of this way, avoid the injuries that have come it affecting. The more youngsters have to treat to take the best of Gündoğan, since it is a player that comes to be under the orders of Pep Guardiola and, in case it was little, already has won it everything with his club. Gavi, Frenkie and company will have a brutal growth to his side.
