He Barcelona Soccer Club has put the name of Ilkay Gundogan in red on your schedule. The 2023/2024 season could start with the signing of the German midfielder at zero cost. Precisely, Mateu Alemany has appeared before the media and was questioned about said signing, of which he has confirmed his interest and has indicated that his intention is to ensure that he arrives for free. For this, the Bavarian will have to reject any renewal offer from Manchester City. He is a key piece for Pep Guardiola and the Catalan coach will do everything possible to retain one of his strongholds.
At the moment, Gündogan is free to negotiate with any club for his arrival after June 30. On that date is when his contract runs out and, since January 1 of this year, the German has already been able to meet with FC Barcelona without problem. In fact, as reported by the BRAND NEWSPAPER, the Manchester City midfielder’s agent has already had a meeting with the culé board. Although the Blaugrana team has denied this, there is already a pre-agreement and, according to the aforementioned source, the club (privately) has spoken about the fact that it is very likely that he will wear the culé shirt in summer.
The reason that brings Gundogan closer to Barça
Such a question is none other than the good relationship of his agent, Ilhan, with FC Barcelona. Precisely, he was responsible for Andreas Christensen heading to Barcelona in the past summer transfer market, since he is also in charge of directing the Dane’s extra-sports relations. Now, this same thing could bring Gundogan closer to Barça. He would have already been seen by the offices of the culé club and it is expected that these meetings will have more frequency to close the arrival of the German midfielder at Can Barça.