Barcelona gives City a hat and is left with details of announcing Gundogan

Barcelona won the dispute with Manchester City and approached the signing of Gundogan. Negotiations between the German midfielder and the Spanish club are practically defined. The parties are just waiting for a release from La Liga to finalize the deal and finalize the bureaucratic details for its announcement to be made officially. For now, he is still a free athlete in the ball market.

Who guarantees this approximation of Gundogan with Barcelona is the journalist Fabrizio Romano. According to the specialist in the European football market, the German is determined to move to Barça next season. Without any kind of contractual connection with Manchester City, the German was available to settle with the Catalans without major difficulties.

What prevents the announcement of Gundogan is precisely the discussions with La Liga. The entity needs to release the documents and analyze the viability of the business. If everything goes according to plan, the German will be Barcelona’s newest reinforcement for the 2023/24 season. If that happens, the star will leave Manchester City after winning the first Champions League of his career and also of the German team.

Gundogan, it is important to highlight, was also in the sights of clubs in Saudi Arabia, but he quickly turned down these advances. Other than that, Manchester City made an official renewal proposal, but the midfielder chose not to stay in England and fulfill his dream of playing in Spanish football. Borussia Dortmund were also interested, but he rejected the possibility of returning to the Bundesliga.

Last season, during their treble campaign, Gundogan made 51 appearances, scoring 11 goals and providing five assists. At the top of his career, the star gave a press conference before the friendly against Colombia, last Tuesday, the 20th, and hinted at his future, saying that “Barcelona is a beautiful city”.