One year and then he’s gone. Since the beginning of the transfer window, FC Barcelona has been trying to get rid of Gündoğan. Not that he didn’t do well last year, quite the contrary since he was one of the few Barcelona players at the level under Xavi, but his salary is a problem. A significant problem even. Having arrived for free, but with substantial and progressive emoluments, he had therefore become undesirable for purely financial reasons.
In the midst of a mess due to La Liga’s financial fair play, the Catalan club, for example, still cannot register Dani Olmo, and will also have complications in registering other potential recruits by the end of the transfer window. It was therefore necessary to bring in cash and free up wages. With Frenkie de Jong or Ronald Araujo not having found a buyer, Barça had to resolve to put Gündoğan on the market. If the German did not want to leave, he finally agreed to pack his bags in recent days.
Guardiola is delighted
As reported by Catalan media such as Sport And RAC1he will return to Manchester City, a year after his departure. He has already spoken with the Mancunian management, just as he has also had conversations with Pep Guardiola. He asked his former coach to ensure that the management completes this operation quickly. For his part, the Catalan coach is delighted to be able to find his former midfield leader again.
Barça’s management will logically not put obstacles in the way of his departure and could even allow the player to leave on a free, terminating his contract and therefore asking nothing from Manchester City. Joan Laporta, Deco and company will be satisfied with the savings made on his salary that will allow the club to have a little more room to maneuver during the final sprint of the summer market. Gündoğan’s return to the Etihad Stadium is imminent.
