He is preparing to play in a Champions League final with Manchester City, but Ilkay Gundogan is also in the midst of discussions about his future. The German midfielder is now being courted by PSG.
Although he may not be as talked about as Kevin De Bruyne or Erling Haaland, Ilkay Gundogan is probably just as important in Pep Guardiola’s system at Manchester City. The midfielder is a Champions League finalist for the third time in his career, 10 years after his first failure with Borussia Dortmund against Bayern Munich. At the end of the contract in a few days with the Citizens, Gundogan who has still not extended his contract hopes to end on a good note. Author of 13 goals this season and 7 assists, the 32-year-old was once again instrumental in Skyblues’ success in the FA Cup final against Manchester United where he scored twice. The performances of Ilkay Gundogan do not go unnoticed, especially with PSG who are now very interested in signing the native of Gelsenkirchen for free.
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According to information from the newspaper l’Équipe, PSG have targeted the player of Turkish origin as an important profile to improve the workforce. If Paris is about to formalize the arrival of Manuel Ugarte, the capital club still wants to recruit another midfielder. In particular because of the upcoming departure of Carlos Soler, or even that of Marco Verratti. Present since 2016 at Manchester City, Gundogan has played more than 300 games for the club of which he is now the captain. An exemplary player, technically above average and very intelligent with and without the ball, the German is undoubtedly one of the best midfielders in the world. FC Barcelona has also been on the job for several weeks already. PSG will therefore have to convince not to join Catalonia and to leave Manchester free to join the capital club. The operation seems very complicated to perform.
