“I am very, very grateful to this club and I know what I have here,” he said. “The club has helped me to mature a lot and find my way into the national team,” he said.
“As soon as I get back, I am going to talk with my family and my father will then sit down with (Dortmund’s general manager Hans-Joachim) Watzke and (director of sport Michael) Zorc.”
Gundogan joined Dortmund two years ago as a replacement for Nuri Sahin, who joined Real Madrid and many feared that he would emulate Sahin as he heads into the final year of his deal, but he waved away the speculation by saying: ”I am definitely going to be playing for Dortmund next season.”
His father is also his agent. He wants Ilkay to stand in Dortmund. A transfer to England or Spain is to early, he said.
We'll see what happens. If he joins Barca, Barca will have an amazing replacement for xavi. And Nuri Sahin will replace Gündogan.