{"id":40438,"date":"2025-05-09T22:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/gundogan-reveals-why-he-left-barca-and-returned-to-city_312543_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:40:36","slug":"gundogan-reveals-why-he-left-barca-and-returned-to-city_312543_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/gundogan-reveals-why-he-left-barca-and-returned-to-city_312543_102.html","title":{"rendered":"The reason behind G\u00fcndogan&#8217;s departure from FC Barcelona: this is how the German explained it"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An idea from his wife and a call to Guardiola marked G\u00fcndogan&#8217;s unexpected return to City after his brief stint at Bar\u00e7a<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p><strong>\u0130lkay G\u00fcndo\u011fan&#8217;s<\/strong> adventure at <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> was a true rollercoaster of emotions. The German midfielder arrived in the 2023-24 season in unbeatable conditions: <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/official-ilkay-gundogan-new-player-fc-barcelona_293352_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/oficial-ilkay-gundogan-nuevo-jugador-fc-barcelona_293352_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/official-ilkay-gundogan-new-player-fc-barcelona_293352_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"OFFICIAL: Ilkay G\u00fcndogan, new FC Barcelona player!\">on a free transfer after finishing his contract with Manchester City<\/a> and with the reputation of having been a key player in the historic treble achieved by <strong>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s<\/strong> team in the 2022-23 season.<\/p>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u0130lkay G\u00fcndogan being presented as an FC Barcelona player at the 2024 Joan Gamper Trophy\" data-id=\"1492715\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/fcbn-b26685defb6f87bdc7455389f260f830.jpeg\" title=\"\u0130lkay G\u00fcndogan being presented as an FC Barcelona player at the 2024 Joan Gamper Trophy\" width=\"1000\"><\/p>  <div class=\"media-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u0130lkay G\u00fcndo\u011fan being presented as an FC Barcelona player at the 2024 Joan Gamper Trophy<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <p>However, his time as a &#8216;Blaugrana&#8217; was not what many expected. <strong>Bar\u00e7a<\/strong> finished the season without titles, and &#8216;G\u00fcndo&#8217; was one of the most questioned names, not so much for his performance on the field, but for <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/gundogan-crack-against-two-fc-barcelona-players_307229_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/futbol\/rajada-gundogan-contra-dos-jugadores-fc-barcelona_307229_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/gundogan-crack-against-two-fc-barcelona-players_307229_102.html\" outburst=\"\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\">some public statements that generated controversy<\/a>.<\/p>  <ul> <li>\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>G\u00dcNDOGAN&#8217;S NUMBERS WITH FC BARCELONA:<\/strong> 1 season (2023-24), 51 appearances, five goals and 14 assists.<\/li> <\/ul> <p>One of the most tense moments occurred after <strong>Barcelona&#8217;s<\/strong> elimination in the quarterfinals of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League against <strong>Paris Saint-Germain<\/strong>, when the midfielder <strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/if-you-are-not-prepared-gundogan-remembers-the-controversy-with-ronald-araujo_304291_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\/si-no-estas-preparado-gundogan-recuerda-polemica-con-ronald-araujo_304291_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/if-you-are-not-prepared-gundogan-remembers-the-controversy-with-ronald-araujo_304291_102.html\" if=\"\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" you=\"\">openly criticized Ronald Ara\u00fajo<\/a><\/strong> for causing the expulsion that ended up being key for the Parisians to turn the tie around. This type of episode marked his relationship with the dressing room and part of the &#8216;cul\u00e9&#8217; environment.<\/p>  <h2>G\u00fcndogan&#8217;s unexpected departure from Barcelona in the 2024-25 summer market<\/h2>  <p>The situation became even stranger in the summer of 2024, when <strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/friendly-agreement-exit-details-ilkay-gundogan-fc-barcelona_307120_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/acuerdo-amistoso-detalles-salida-ilkay-gundogan-fc-barcelona_307120_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/friendly-agreement-exit-details-ilkay-gundogan-fc-barcelona_307120_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"'Friendly' agreement: The details of \u00cdlkay G\u00fcndogan's departure from FC Barcelona\">G\u00fcndogan&#8217;s departure from Barcelona<\/a> was confirmed.<\/strong> The midfielder returned to <strong>Manchester City<\/strong>, but did so without leaving any income in the &#8216;cul\u00e9&#8217; coffers. Even so, the transfer had a key effect: freeing up space in the wage bill.<\/p>  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dear culers,<br> after just one year it\u2019s already time to say goodbye. I came here to face a new, exciting challenge, and I was ready for it. I have given everything to fight for the team and the club the best possible way in a difficult season and I was looking forward to helping my\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/en\/n9gAhbmpmz\">pic.twitter.com\/n9gAhbmpmz<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Ilkay G\u00fcndogan (@IlkayGuendogan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en\/IlkayGuendogan\/status\/1826919291909812416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2024<\/a> <\/blockquote> <p>According to data from &#8216;Capology&#8217;, <strong>G\u00fcndogan<\/strong> was one of the best-paid players in the &#8216;cul\u00e9&#8217; squad, with a gross salary of <strong>17.8 million euros per season<\/strong>. His departure allowed the Catalan team to bet on <strong>the signing of Dani Olmo<\/strong>, star signing of the 2024-25 season, who arrived to occupy the attacking midfielder position that, in theory, <strong>\u0130lkay<\/strong> should have led under the orders of <strong>Hansi Flick<\/strong>.<\/p>  <h2>Reasons for G\u00fcndogan&#8217;s departure from FC Barcelona: Player&#8217;s explanation<\/h2>  <p>In a recent interview with the German newspaper &#8216;BILD&#8217;, <strong>G\u00fcndogan<\/strong> explained the reasons for his departure from <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>. The &#8217;19&#8217; of <strong>City<\/strong> acknowledged that his initial intention was to <strong>continue in Hansi Flick&#8217;s project<\/strong>, a coach with whom he maintains a good relationship: <strong>Hansi<\/strong> and I have always gotten along very well, and after the holidays, <strong>I felt motivated to play with him again<\/strong>. I was expecting an intense exchange. But it wasn&#8217;t like that<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An idea from his wife and a call to Guardiola marked G\u00fcndogan&#8217;s unexpected return to City after his brief stint at Bar\u00e7a \u0130lkay G\u00fcndo\u011fan&#8217;s adventure at FC Barcelona was a true rollercoaster of emotions. The German midfielder arrived in the 2023-24 season in unbeatable conditions: on a free transfer after finishing his contract with Manchester [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":355,"featured_media":40439,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,452],"tags":[170,97],"class_list":["post-40438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-football-2","tag-ilkay-gundogan","tag-manchester-city"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>G\u00fcndogan Reveals Why He Left Bar\u00e7a and Returned to City<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An idea from his wife and a call to Guardiola marked G\u00fcndogan&#039;s unexpected return to City. 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