Ilkay Gundogan is one of the great players who are out of contract. The German international has no shortage of proposals for the rest of his career.
The market for players at the end of the contract will be huge this summer during the transfer window. Among the players who can negotiate with the club of their choice: Ilkay Gundogan. The Manchester City midfielder, who is coming off a magnificent hat-trick with the English club, is not against leaving the Premier League. The former Dortmund knows he is courted and wants to listen to all offers. Manchester City want to keep him by extending his contract, but a new contract, PSG, Saudi Arabia and Barça offer him one. And according to ReportGundogan has made his choice, information confirmed by Fabrizio Romano.
Gundogan, an obvious choice but…
#Últimahora ‼️ Gundogan ya pasa reconocimiento médico con el Barça.
📌 Firmará 2+1 temporadas.
💪 Xavi tendrá uno de los refuerzos que pidió.
✍️ @lorenaglez1711https://t.co/c9ys5JDwlV
—Relevo (@relevo) June 21, 2023
Indeed, the media has indicated in recent hours that unless the situation turns around, Ilkay Gundogan will sign at Barça. He is about to pass his medical examination and will sign a 2-year contract plus an optional year. Certainly a huge blow made by FC Barcelona, in economic difficulty and therefore very present on the market for players at the end of their contract. Playing at Barça was a dream for Gundogan, who wanted to have guarantees on the approval of his La Liga contract beforehand.
Ilkay Gundogan to Barcelona, here we go! Final approval arrived on club side to register him as new signing, green light from the player. It’s done deal, signed a few minutes ago. 🚨🔵🔴 #FCB
Gündogan has agreed a two year deal valid until June 2025 with option for further year. pic.twitter.com/Gr467hNBms
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 21, 2023
This will apparently be done even if the player wants to have the right to be able to go back if difficulties were observed. If PSG attempted a last-minute approach, Gundogan had been courted by the Catalan club since last January. In La Liga, Gundogan will discover a new league and new football under Xavi. Note that the upcoming arrival of Gundogan could make it possible to seduce other players and reassure on the Catalan project, while La Liga still wants to see Barça reduce its payroll.
