Is he playing well?
Like i said, it might have been good to take a risk and try and get him when noone wanted him, instead of him beeing bought by a big club while we have the transfer ban.
He has even said himself he wants to come here.
When did he say that?
Yeh, I don't think he said that. It was more like how the ppl around him thought he was suited for Barca's style of play.
His build (albeit a li'l taller), the way he moves and turns with ball is Xavi-esque. Now if only he starts doing a full pelopina, the transformation will be complete. (or may be he already has, and I've missed it.)
If he can attain a sustained level of fitness, I'd prefer him to Koke, but this board seem fixated with the latter. We'll spend a bomb on him, no doubt. Atléti, on their part, will get a truck load of cash, and replace him with the very talented Oli.
Koke is younger and doesn't have the injury concerns Gundogan has. It seems strange because we've been watching Koke for a while, but Koke is still 22 years old only, 2 years younger than Gundogan.
If Gundogan can stay healthy and go back to his best within the next year or so, I'd agree he'd be the perfect fit for Barcelona, but Koke is still an outstanding talent. I certainly would not mind one or the other, both even.