Ilkay Gundogan (32 years old) has been one of the star signings of the summer for the FC Barcelona and the German midfielder explained the reasons that led him to leave the Manchester City in an interview with the newspaper ‘Bild’, which named him ‘Star of the Year’ after his great season in winning the treble with the ‘Citizen’ club.
After seven seasons in England, Gundogan was open to a change of scenery and it was found that the Manchester City I didn’t move to renew it. In this scenario, the German received the proposal from Barça and he decided to fulfill his dream of wearing Barça despite the fact that his club tried to retain him in the end.
“I’m honest. And a lot of people don’t know: in the end, it was neither one nor two years. There was no problem with the length of the contract. City waited a relatively long time until the talks really intensified. If this had happened a little earlier, the situation would have been different. So in the end it was the perfect ending, it couldn’t have come at a better time. It was also my childhood dream to play for FC Barcelona,” he said Gundoganwhich highlighted the great talent in the team Barça and that motivated him to change his scene.
“If I hadn’t seen the potential, I wouldn’t have made the move to Barcelona. We have incredible talent in the team, as well as experience and quality with Robert Lewandowski, Frenkie de Jong, Marc-André ter Stegen and myself. The talent here is incredible , especially since Lamine Yamal is a player who has just turned 16. But some things in football can only be learned through experience. This takes time. You have to experience it, learn it. I am convinced that Xavi Hernández is talking about the right things. With us, the experienced players, I think there can be a good combination,” he added. Gundoganwho also revealed that he had several conversations with Xavi and that the technician explained its fit into the project he was creating in the Barça.
“We spoke on the phone several times before the transfer. I immediately had a good feeling. I think we are very similar in personality. Even as a player he had some facets in his game that also appear in mine. That could be one of the reasons why “he values me. Xavi was an extremely intelligent player who recognized the value of simple but thoughtful play,” he concluded. Gundogan.
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