İlkay Gündoğan to Galatasaray? What we know so far

According to the news on ESPN, The Yellow-Reds had contacted İlkay Gündoğan's representatives in the summer before making the decision to return from Barcelona to Manchester City.

Galatasaray's management is looking to add the 34-year-old player, who continues to be an important part of Pep Guardiola's squad, in the summer transfer window rather than in January. It is thought that this transfer could happen, especially if City strengthen their midfield with new players.

Galatasaray's coach Okan Buruk recently spoke about the transfer of the German star of Turkish origin:

"İlkay Gündoğan is a player with good quality, talent and personality that everyone wants. We all know that he is a good Galatasaray fan. He always says it.

"If he wears the Galatasaray jersey one day, it would make all Galatasaray fans happy. But he is currently continuing at Manchester City. He will most likely finish the season there."

In addition, it was emphasized in the details of the news that Inter Milan were also interested in Gündoğan. The experienced midfielder wants to continue his career in Europe next year and may transfer to Saudi Arabia before quitting football.

The successful footballer, who has played for the German National Team for many years, scored 19 goals and made nine assists in 82 matches. In addition to Manchester City, Gündoğan has played for teams such as FC Barcelona, ​​Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Nürnberg.

Titles won by İlkay Gündoğan with Manchester City:

• Premier League Champion (5): 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21, 2018/19, 2017/18
• English FA Cup Winner (2): 2023, 2019
• English League Cup Winner (4): 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
• English Super Cup Winner (2): 2018/19, 2019/20
• UEFA Champions League Winner (1): 2022/23