Ilkay Gündogan He has ended his second stage at 34 in the Manchester City. The German midfielder of Turkish origin arrived in Istanbul to close his signing for the Galatasaray. The club reported in its statement that it has not paid any amount of transfer since the player arrives as a free agent, despite having a contract until 2026 in the Etihad, signing for two seasons and will receive 4.5 million euros in each of them.
The march of Gündogan will be the last operation of the City in the summer market, which in Türkiye will last until September 12, although The deadline for registering players at the Champions League ends today At twelve o’clock at night, hence his arrival in Galatasaray has accelerated in the last hours.
Rival of the City and Atlético in the Champions
Precisely The City, in addition to Atlético de Madrid, will be one of the rivals of Galatasaray, specifically the last two, in the Champions League League phase after the raffle held on Friday.
According to English media, City and Galatasaray arrived on Monday to an agreement for Gündogan and only missing that he accepted the two -seasons contract with the Istanbul club.
Gündogan ends at 34 at his second stage at Manchester City, to which It arrived in 2016 from Borussia Dortmund in exchange for 27 million euros.
In the summer of 2023, at the end of his contract, Gündogan arrived in Barcelona but a year later, claimed by Pep Guardiola, He returned to Etihad Stadium. His contract expires in 2026 but the Catalan coach no longer considers him an essential player since his performance, like the rest of the team, fell significantly last season.
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Gündogan has won 14 titles in the City: 5 Premier League, 2 FA cups, 4 glasses of the League, 2 Community Shield and a Champions League, the first and unique in the history of the club, in 2023. As Captain. He did it in Istanbul, where he now returns. The capital of Türkiye, the country where their parents were born.
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