Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 2:23 PM• Guy Habets

Ilkay Gundogan will probably stay with Manchester City anyway. That reports the Sunday Times. The midfielder has an expiring contract at the Etihad Stadium and was considering a proposal from Barcelona, ​​but will turn it down. After all, City have come across the bridge with a new and improved offer.

The 32-year-old German would like to sign a contract that links him to his new club for more than a year. City did not go along with that for a long time and that was grist to the mill of Barça, who thought they could take advantage of the situation. The newly crowned champion of Spain spoke to Gundogan and came up with an offer for two seasons plus an option for a third year, which the playmaker has given serious thought to. However, Gündogan has now decided not to go into that.

That has everything to do with City’s new proposal, writes the Sunday Times. The blue club from Manchester, who became champion of England yesterday without playing, would like to continue with Gundogan and trainer Pep Guardiola in particular has indicated that he would prefer not to say goodbye to his German director. The Citizens have now also made a proposal for several seasons and think they will be successful with it.

Gundogan would tend to stay longer at the Etihad Stadium. On Saturday evening, after Arsenal lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest and the title was therefore a fact for City, the midfielder noted that he is part of a ‘very special’ squad. “To help this club to a third consecutive league title is something very special. The Premier League is the toughest competition and then you immediately know how difficult it is to achieve what we have achieved.”


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