The race for the signing of Ilkay Gündogan is cleared

The FC Barcelona has several weeks evaluating players that have the necessary characteristics to adapt to the medullary of Xavi Hernández in winter. The Barcelona want to reinforce of face to the second half of the season, with the reason to compete by all the titles in dispute after the big investment that did the Managerial Board in summer.

Between the footballers that has sondeado the club is Ilkay Gündogan, the midfield player of the Manchester City. The German has been in the orbit of the Barça from does a lot of times due to the fact that his contractual situation turn him into an opportunity of market, taking into account that it finish agreement in June of 2023 and that the club is in research of footballer that can incorporate by a symbolic price or with the letter of freedom under the arm.

Like this the things, the newspaper 'Bild' has desvelado that to the equal that the Barcelona, the Bayern Munich also has kept very attentive to the situation of the mediocentro 'citizen' by his experience and by what represents for the balompié Teutonic. However, it seems that the ones of the Allianz Sand would have taken the decision to go down the arms in the bidding for purchasing him and focus his efforts in other aims.

The newspaper sustains that for the sportive direction is preferable to do another type of movements during the market, aiming to players younger that have greater projection to future and that besides earn some emolumentos inferior to which would ask the current '8' of the City. The road seems to be free for a Barcelona that needs to reinforce if it does not want to continue adding disasters.

The negotiation with the City

For the moment, the English group has not renewed to Gündogan in spite of having knowledge that his agreement is for finalising. The culés could do an offer in January to purchase him and like this in the Etihad Stadium would take out rédito by him before it leave free. Also it is the option of a cession or of ficharle to cost zero in summer, although the priority of the Barça is to add talent and experience in the next wintry window. It will be necessary to see that sucede with the future of a midfield player that, to day of today, still remains him a lot of football by in front.