Following a season of football in La Liga with Barcelona, German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan makes a return to Manchester City in a one-year deal with an option to extend.
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— Ilkay Gündogan (@IlkayGuendogan) August 23, 2024
Ilkay Gundogan has returned to the Etihad as this comes after the midfielder helped City win 12 major trophies in seven years including captaining Guardiola’s side to the European Treble before joining Barcelona on a free transfer in 2023.
In his last season with Man City, Ilkay Gundogan won the Premier League, FA Cup and the Champions League. During the 2023/24 La Liga season Gundogan created 96 chances, scored five goals and providing nine assists in 36 matches.
“I’m incredibly happy,” he said in an interview. “Happy to see the team-mates, the staff, people that over seven years I had an amazing time with, a very successful time with. Many ups, a few downs, but in general, an incredible experience. When you leave this place like I did last year, you spend a year away, you then start to appreciate the place even more. You realise what you had. You realise how amazing that time was.”
“In terms of football, getting back onto that level and coming back now a year later is an incredible feeling, and I am very pleased. I’m very happy. I feel privileged to share the dressing room again with these amazing players.”
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