Discussions have already begun on the future of Ilkay Gündogan, who returned to Manchester City from FC Barcelona. There is a high possibility that he will finish his career at Turkiye.
City Extra, which delivers the news of Manchester City, reported on the 23rd (Korea time) that “Man City is likely to say goodbye again at the end of his career with the reunion of 33-year-old Gündogan.”
Guendoan, born in 1990, is a German midfielder. Guendoan became a top midfielder in Borussia Dortmund. He had strengths in space utilization using high soccer intelligence and passing ability based on wide vision. Furthermore, he boasted outstanding scoring ability even as a midfielder. At Borussia Dortmund in 2011, Guendoan simultaneously won the German Bundesliga title and the DFB-Pokal Cup.
Pep Guardiola invited him to move to Manchester City. Gündogan became a key midfielder right after his transfer. Pep always started the game with Kevin De Bruyne and Gündogan on the starting list. Gündogan also won the Premier League (PL) five times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA UCL once. Notably, he peaked at the 2022-23 season by making a “treble” in the league, FA Cup, and UCL. At that time, Gündogan played the leading role in Manchester City’s victory by wearing the captain’s armband.
Gündogan wanted a new challenge and headed for FC Barcelona where Xavi Hernandez is the coach. Gündogan has played in many matches as a key midfielder despite his young age. He dominated Barcelona’s midfield with five goals and nine assists in 36 matches. Barcelona, however, recently suffered from financial difficulties, and wanted to find a way out by transferring Gündogan, who is receiving the highest salary in his team. Pep sent a love call to Gündogan, who also wanted to spend his last career under Pep. Eventually, they reunited after just one season.메이저사이트
He is still displaying stellar performance. Pep has been using Guendoan constantly. However, considering that his physical strength has deteriorated at the age of 33, he has been using Guendoan more than just starting and replacing him. At the match against Arsenal in the fifth round of the PL held on Sunday, he started and displayed stellar performance. Guendoan, who is still exerting skills and influence despite his advanced age, is expected to use Guendoan more frequently as Rodri suffered a serious injury that is suspected of being a long-term defect in the game.