FC Barcelona Confirm the Acquisition of Ilkay Gundogan!

FC Barcelona Confirm the Acquisition of Ilkay Gundogan! The German has joined the Spanish champions.

Ilkay Gundogan will join FC Barcelona as a free agent. This is after his contract with Manchester City was not renewed.

The midfielder enjoyed an extremely successful seven year stay at Manchester City. In this time, he won 5 Premier League titles, 4 Carabao Cup trophies, 2 FA Cup trophies and the UEFA Champions League.

The 2022/2023 season was the most successful in this period, as the Cityzens completed the FA Cup, Premier League and UEFA Champions League treble. He captained them to their greatest ever season.

“FC Barcelona and Ilkay Gündoğan have reached an agreement for the German international to sign for the Catalans now that his contract with Manchester City has ended,” the Spaniards announced on their social media.  

“He will join for two seasons, through to 30 June 2025, with the option to stay for one more year. His buyout clause has been set at 400 million euros.

“The club shall shortly be announcing the details of his official presentation.

“Gündoğan turns 33 next October 24 and has a long and distinguished football career behind him. It all began in his native Gelsenkirchen, at Schalke 04.” The club added.

The midfielder made a name for himself at Borussia Dortmund, under Jurgen Klopp.

“His youth period concluded at another club in the area, Bochum, after which it was at Nurnberg where he made his first impact on the Bundesliga. But it was at Schalke 04’s biggest local rival, Borussia Dortmund, where he really started to become a household name, scoring a penalty for them in the 2013 Champions League although it wasn’t enough to win the trophy.

“But under Jürgen Klopp, he did win the Bundesliga in 2011/12.”

The midfielder will be unveiled in the coming days. FC Barcelona Confirm the Acquisition of Ilkay Gundogan!