İlkay Gündoğan
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Luftstalag14
Culé de Celestial Empire
Real Madrid reportedly had a first-denial cause with him. Not sure if it is true.
FCBarca
Mike the Knife
His contract extension was expected and was the smart play by both him & the club...It in no way means he's out of the proverbial woods in terms of his playing future wrt his injury
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
In an interview to Kicker.
GUNDOGAN: "Although I was injured many clubs have shown interest in me. Many believe I would fit great at Barcelona." @https://twitter.com/BarcaChief
Also in MD: http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20140...l-barca-ha-preguntado-por-el_54408589484.html
I think his injury probably messed up our plans. I reckon he was the one we were supposed to bring and replace Cesc with.
He said he will be back again in August.
GUNDOGAN: "Although I was injured many clubs have shown interest in me. Many believe I would fit great at Barcelona." @https://twitter.com/BarcaChief
Also in MD: http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20140...l-barca-ha-preguntado-por-el_54408589484.html
I think his injury probably messed up our plans. I reckon he was the one we were supposed to bring and replace Cesc with.
He said he will be back again in August.
Jägermeister
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I
instinct
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A shame that he got injured. Would fit perfectly here. I hope that we won't be punished with the transfer ban next summer because I'd go for him when he is fit again.
DonAndres
Wild Man of Borneo
If we've sent people regularly to keep track of his condition and recovery to make sure it's going alright then it still could possibly have been something to pursue this summer. Proper negotiations would allow us to get away with low-balling them due to the injury and actually get Gundogan for a fairly cheap amount adding incentives based on performance after recovery. We could finance it with the Cesc deal (we know we have tons of money to spare and this seems a good investment)
There's a chance that right now his price is the lowest it'll ever be and that's the window of opportunity to get an amazing deal for us. We don't have a guarantee that he'll recover but if we can reinforce ourselves by knowing the trajectory of his return and keeping a smart financial deal, we're at least secured enough for this to not be that risky of a gamble. If it does pay off, we're extremely lucky because he's a player that'd actually be perfect.
There's a chance that right now his price is the lowest it'll ever be and that's the window of opportunity to get an amazing deal for us. We don't have a guarantee that he'll recover but if we can reinforce ourselves by knowing the trajectory of his return and keeping a smart financial deal, we're at least secured enough for this to not be that risky of a gamble. If it does pay off, we're extremely lucky because he's a player that'd actually be perfect.
MVBarcaFan
New member
Dortmund is gonna be pretty stacked next year with Gundogan back, Jojic, Ramos, and Immobile.
AnfieldEd
I am Leg End
He's going to go for circa 40m easily.
AfricanBavarian
New member
He only has two years on his contract, BvB could hold out though.
KingMessi
SiempreBlaugrana
Was his renewal only for 1 more year?
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
Yes.
Alarcón
New member
Unsure whether he'll ever be the player he used to be again but if we can get him for 15m or less, I'd do it. If it succeeds, it could turn out a great deal and a massive bargain, if not, we'll lose about 10m, given that we sold players at a loss of dozens of millions only a short time after we bought them, though, I think it is worth the risk.
That said, don't expect him to move this summer. His contract renewal wasn't only an extension, it was a commitment to Dortmund.
That said, don't expect him to move this summer. His contract renewal wasn't only an extension, it was a commitment to Dortmund.
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