Gündogan still had two years left on his contract with Barcelona.
German soccer star Ilkay Gundogan returns to Manchester City, who plays in the English Premier League, the club announced on its website on Friday. Gündogan, who played in Barcelona last season, only managed to be away from Manchester for a little over a year.
Although the German star still had two years left in his contract with the Catalan club, the parties ended up terminating the contract by mutual agreement.
– When you leave a place like this (City), as I did a year ago, you start to appreciate the place more and more. That’s when you realize what you had and what an incredible time it was. You realize how big the club is – the best club in the world, the midfielder, who signed a one-year contract, opened in the English club’s bulletin.
The last time Gündogan played for City was between 2016 and 2023, during which he won the Premier League title five times and the Champions League once.