IT WAS RELATED TO A MOVE TO SAUDI ARABIA
Xavi denies rumors of Ílkay Gündogan's departure
Xavi Hernández has spoken out about the rumors that place Ílkay Gündogan outside of FC Barcelona before the end of the 2023/2024 season. The position of the Egarense coach has been quite clear
Ílkay Gündogan Has gone back to be wrapped in rumours on a possible exit in the last hours. From the Arab newspaper 'Asharq To the-Awsat' announced that the German player had opened the door to a movement to Saudi Arabia in the market of wintry signings. The rumours arrived after some statements of the director of the committee of competition of the Federation of the country of Half Orient.
Saad To the-Ladhim had confirmed that a player closed in band to mudarse to Saudi Arabia during the summer, but that now did not deny to the possibility. It resisted to give names, but from the before quoted source revealed that it treated of Gündogan, player of the FC Barcelona that landed in the last summer. From the club have commissioned to deny, quickly, any type of rumour in this regard.
Xavi Hernández, Barcelona trainer, was questioned in room of press on the posibildad that the ex of the Manchester City do the cases to leave of the City Condal six months after his landing, and has descartado the movement with a sentence that leaves very clear the intentions of the German footballer: "If it is looking for house here!", it declared the egarense after being questioned in this regard.
Gündogan, engaged with the Barça
It is not the first time that link to Gündogan with an exit of the Barça, in spite of the little time that carries in the club. From his statements criticising the fault of blood that there was in the changing room after the defeat in the Classical against the Real Madrid, have been a lot of the rumours that have produced . Since it is not happy with the club until it did not feel commitment neither comodidas when it concretised his signing, referring directly to what 'cost' process his registration in LaLiga.
In any case, from the surroundings of the player have commissioned to deny any type of rumours. Xavi has been the last. Gündogan Has showed total commitment from the day one and is being one of the pillars of the Barça in this first stretch of the season, of alllí that was after Ter Stegen the player with more minutes contested to date and that accumulate twelve headlines followed. In fact, in what it goes of season only has split from the bench in an opportunity, against the Betis, by some annoyances that had felt before with Germany.
