Man City star Ilkay Gundogan opened up about his disappointment with two Barcelona players. The 33-year-old German midfielder joined the Blaugrana last season. After just one season at the Camp Nou, the midfielder has made a move back to Manchester. He had a 2-year contract with Barca starting from 2023. The option to extend for another year was also included. But, instead, he ended up leaving the La Liga side after just one year with them. Pep Guardiola was ready to welcome him back with open arms. Now, the 33-year-old is already back at the Etihad. He recently opened up about 2 Barca players that really left him disappointed.
Why did Gundogan return to Man City?
Financial reasons were key in determining the transfer. At the same time, Barca wanted to register their new signing Dani Olmo. Meanwhile, the 33-year-old was high on their wage list. So, letting him go would create more room (financially) for the new signing. As a result, Barca allowed Gundogan to join Man City again. In fact, the Spanish side even allowed him to leave on a free transfer so that any club can sign him. Things worked out in the end. The German midfielder came back to Manchester as if he had never left. Meanwhile, Barca were able to register Dani Olmo.
German maestro takes a dig at two Barca players
As per goal.com, the German midfielder was mainly unhappy with his own national teammate Marc Andre Ter Stegen. He strongly felt that as the leader of the side, the goalkeeper should have been more vocal. At the same time, Man City star Gundogan was critical of another one of his former teammates. He did not like striker Robert Lewandowski’s attitude towards the youngster. The 33-year-old believes that the Polish striker was too busy focusing on himself, having no interest in helping out the youngsters. We have seen the midfielder being vocal and self-critical time-and-time again. Especially after the loss to PSG in UCL. He is not shy of expressing his opinions and accepting the truth. That is exactly why he is a good leader.
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