Ilkay Gündogan Arrived to the Manchester City in 2016, beside Pep Guardiola, and together carried to the English team to his best version on the field. Thus one of the wishes of the summer of the Catalan technician was the continuity of the German, but the mediocampista kept firm in his idea to dress the T-shirt of the FC Barcelona.
The footballer of 32 years ensured that it finished fulfilling his dream of infancy when signing an agreement until 2025 with the Barça, although now also explained that it was the own City the one who planted him in the ramp of exit so that it arrived to the City Condal. "The City expected relatively long until the conversations with the Barcelona really intensified ", signalled Gündogan to 'Bild' this Wednesday.
The FC Barcelona remained with a big player
Leaving see a small 'dart' for the ones of Guardiola by his strategy to the hour to negotiate, Gündogan matizó adding that "it was the perfect end, could not have arrived in better moment. Also it was my dream of the infancy play in the FC Barcelona", expressed. The footballer germano, nominated to the Balloon of Gold 2023, left like the captain of the team that raised the triplete the previous course and one of the best teams of the world-wide football in this century.
The firm posture of the Barça was key to solve everything
However, it is necessary to remember that the main point of discrepancy between Gündogan and the City for the renewal always was the length of the new agreement. The English club considered that, to his 32 years, the player was near to begin to go down his performance and thus they preferred to go year to year. Ilkay, instead, looked for to guarantee at least two years to continue in England and like this obtain the stability that looked for after the birth of his son to principle of this 2023.