Manchester City signs İlkay Gündoğan

English representative Manchester City announced that it has transferred former football player İlkay Gündoğan from Spain’s Barcelona team.

English Premier League team Manchester City continues its transfer operations. The blue-whites announced that a 1-year contract has been signed with 33-year-old Turkish-German footballer İlkay Gündoğan, who played for them between 2016-2023. Speaking to the club’s official website after the transfer, İlkay said that he was very happy to be back at City. The 33-year-old footballer, who stated that the 7 years he spent with the Manchester team were very special for him, said, “I developed a special relationship with the City fans and achieved incredible success. It was an extraordinary period of my life. Having the opportunity to come back here means a lot. Everyone knows the respect I have for Pep. He is the best manager in the world and working with him every day makes you a better player. I can’t wait to work with him again. My teammates at City are world-class footballers. I am really happy to have the chance to train and play with them. I can’t wait to wear the City jersey again.”

The experienced midfielder scored 60 goals in 304 matches during his first 7-year spell at Manchester City. İlkay Gündoğan won 14 trophies during this period, including 5 Premier Leagues, 4 League Cups, two each of the Federation Cup and Community Shield, and one UEFA Champions League. – ISTANBUL