Ex-DFB captain changes
Galatasaray announces Gündoğan transfer-and reveals his salary
Updated on 02.09.2025 – 9:04 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
İlkay Gündoğan had already announced his change, now Galatasaray has been confirming the transfer. The club gives concrete figures.
İlkay Gündoğan switches from Manchester City to Galatasaray Istanbul. The Turkish club officially announced this on Tuesday evening. Accordingly, Manchester City had agreed on a transfer-free change from the former DFB captain. Gündoğan receives a two -year contract in the Turkish metropolis until summer 2027.
In addition, Galatasaray also announced the salary of the 34-year-old midfielder in the statement. Accordingly, he will earn 4.5 million euros per season.
Gündoğan had previously published a children’s photo on social media, on which he wears a cap in the colors of Galatasaray. To do this, he posted two heart emojis in yellow and red as well as a lion emoji, the symbol of the club.
“I am very happy. It’s a proud day for me and my family,” Gündoğan was quoted on the club’s website after his arrival in Istanbul. In addition, the midfielder spoke about his former DFB colleague Leroy Sané: “Sané and I are good friends. We play well together.” Sané was switched from FC Bayern to the Bosphorus in the summer.
This time, too, the club accompanied the arrival of its newcomer with live pictures on its own YouTube channel, as at the performance of Sanés, which had also triggered great enthusiasm.
Gündoğan had canceled his participation in a award ceremony on Tuesday in Düsseldorf with reference to the upcoming club change. There, the Mevlüde-Genç medal was to be given to him by North Rhine-Westphalia’s Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU)-an award for special commitment in the field of understanding and tolerance.
Gündoğan recently no longer played a major role in the Manchester City English English club. The midfielder had been considered a possible candidate for sales for a long time. While the transfer window is already closed in most European leagues, switching to Turkey is still possible until September 12th.
In the Champions League, Galatasaray meets Eintracht Frankfurt on September 18. At the end of the group phase, the Turkish club will be a guest at Gündoğan’s ex-club Manchester City on January 28, 2026.