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The coach told him that he has played in big teams, but none is like Barça
Also that it will be very important in a team that could already be yours next week
Barça started a verbal commitment weeks ago with Ilkay Gündogan to sign the German for the next three seasons. Next week, after the Champions League final that Gundogan will play with Manchester City against Inter Milan, he hopes to be able to announce the signing, which would only be pending for the German to pass the medical examination.
Gundogan, who would arrive with the letter of freedom, has had a renewal offer from his club in recent weeks, willing to offer him a contract for one season plus another optional one. He has also been tempted by Borussia Dortmund, his former team, which has lost Jude Bellingham, but he is determined to sign for Barça, a team he was about to join in 2015, when he had even passed a medical examination, but He was ruled out by Luis Enrique, who preferred Arda Turan.
At the arrival of GundogaXavi Hernández has not been involved. The Barça coach has done it in most transfers, talking to the players to explain his project and tell them how great the Barça club is. You only have to remember the trip he made to Germany last year to try to convince Erling Haaland.
Gundogan, with City
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With Gundogan, the Terrassa coach has had a minimum of three conversations. “You have played in big teams like the Dortmundand Manchester City, being coached by Pep Guardiola, but when you arrive at Barça, you will see that it has nothing to do with what you have experienced. Barça is different, it is the biggest”, he told the German, reminding him of a Lewandowski words. The Pole did not hesitate to agree with Xavi after playing his first game with Barça on the tour of the United States. He immediately saw the greatness of Barça.
In any position
Xavi also made it clear to the German that he would be indisputable in the team, as he believes that he can occupy any of the four positions in the square that the Egarense has opted for in recent games. Gundogan can play at the base, helping to build the game, and also in the more advanced positions, providing the control that he has sometimes lacked in some games this season.
The Barça coach also believes that Gündogan can act as an insider in the games in which he bets on a line of three, then needing a more positional midfielder, the player he claims as a substitute for Sergio Busquets.
So, Xavi played an important role so that GundogaHe can’t dress as a blaugrana. The signing of the German is about to fall. Next week can be a reality.