contract expires
Pep Guardiola really got excited about Ilkay Gündogan. “He can do everything,” said the Manchester City coach about the German international. With two goals in the 2-1 win against Leeds United, the 32-year-old shot the “Citizens” in the direction of defending their Premier League title and, together with his team, impressed before the Champions League hit at Real Madrid on Tuesday.
“He is so intelligent as a defensive and attacking midfielder. We’re very happy to have him,” the city coach praised his pacesetter. “He doesn’t have to score two goals to know how much I like this player.” The former Dortmund player decided the game on Saturday with two precise shots in the 19th and 27th minutes. It was his season goals five and six – and his sixth brace in the English upper house.
Gündogan in front: Germans with the most Premier League goals
The post prevented a possible third goal. Gündogan missed a penalty kick (84th), which, according to Guardiola, he really shouldn’t have taken. “If it’s 4-0 with ten minutes to go, okay. But at 2-0?” asked the 52-year-old. Top scorer Erling Haaland is actually the number one shooter. But Haaland wanted to treat his team-mate to a hat-trick and handed him the ball. “I asked him a few times,” explained Gündogan. “I wanted to make sure he was safe.” The veteran missed, in return Leeds reduced the deficit to 1-2. Nothing changed on the tenth win in a row and the actually sovereign appearance before the semi-final first leg in the “premier class” on Tuesday at Real Madrid.
Gündogan’s contract with Man City expires – Guardiola wants to stay professional
At the end of the season, Gündogan and the Skyblues could part ways, the legal footer’s contract expires – with a market value of 25 million euros, it is one of the most valuable where this is the case. If it’s up to Guardiola, the native of Gelsenkirchen should stay. “The club knows my opinion,” said the coach of his second-longest-serving professional (quoted via “Manchester Evening News‘), with whom he ‘would like to work’ in the future. “Those responsible are above me, we make the decision together, the good and the bad.”
According to reports, Gündogan could once again dare a new adventure and move to Spain to FC Barcelona. At a meeting in April with those responsible for the Catalans, a breakthrough in the negotiations is said to have been achieved. However, Ilhan Gündogan, uncle and adviser to the professional (“KIN Partners”), denied this. There is still no agreement with “any club”.
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