8 | Ilkay Gundogan - 2022/23

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FantasyIreland said:
I was only speaking for myself,money isn't my motivation,so i struggle to understand the logic of playing in a tin pot league........however,what he decides to do is entirely his choice and best of luck to him.
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These players being offered vast amounts of money late in their career arent just ensuring there own financial future. The sums involved means they are looking after their kids and grandkids futures too
 
Cityinmud said:
He could still play for a year and one optional one and leave overseeing the rebuild. I am certain we are losing Bernardo anyways. I don't think it's wise to lose them both in the same window when I don't see us being linked to any midfielders who have the potential to replace them
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Bellingham? Kovacic, Phil playing more centrally?

Even if we don't get Bellingham, Phil Foden is about to fully arrive. And the deference to Kev/ Gundo may be coming to an end for him.

Kovacic, contrary to popular opinion will be a fantastic addition to the midfield. He is no Gundogan, but he brings something special of his own.

Yes, we lose the jack of all trade skills of Bernardo but we may very well replace it with other skills.
 
Sad if he goes at all but will be gutted if he throws away his remaining career by going to Saudi, he is only 32 ffs
 
bluemoon32 said:
Sad if he goes at all but will be gutted if he throws away his remaining career by going to Saudi, he is only 32 ffs
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If the stars align, if the ball bounces the right way, and if City do get the first, the second will follow quickly the season after. I don't think this has been about City's quality. It has been a strange mental block. The usual suspects are actually getting weaker, and City will only be stronger next season, so the chances aren't too bad.

Hopefully, he will stick around for further glory. The money from the Saudis would still be there, and it will be an even bigger pot of gold with multiple medals around his neck.
 
Mancini’s Pastilles said:
If he has won a treble with us. He has nothing left to do. Go and take the 200 milllon deal
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It's actually go and take 200 millions and for 2 years live a life inside and outside of football you hate.
For what? If he stays on Europe e.g us, he will just still take a whole lot(A LOT!) of money. What you can do with 100 million per year you can do with 10 million per year.
Unless you are super greedy and want to sacrifice 2 years of your life.

Never managed to understand this vanity. Well, maybe if I was gaining 10 million Euro per year I would indeed pursue to gain 30 million per year :)
 
ManCityGR! said:
It's actually go and take 200 millions and for 2 years live a life inside and outside of football you hate.
For what? If he stays on Europe e.g us, he will just still take a whole lot(A LOT!) of money. What you can do with 100 million per year you can do with 10 million per year.
Unless you are super greedy and want to sacrifice 2 years of your life.

Never managed to understand this vanity. Well, maybe if I was gaining 10 million Euro per year I would indeed pursue to gain 30 million per year :)
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Its 2 years doing a job I assume he loves on 10 times the salary making generations of his family financially secure - Kids , Grandkids and probably Great Grandkids along with brothers , sisters etc.

He would likely be treated fantastically well living in the best accommodation with lots of rules relaxed and flights to wherever he wanted on a fairly regular basis.

Don't think its all down to vanity or greed when presented with this option. Personally would feel selfish not taking up the option and doing right by my own on the basis of playing at a higher level towards the latter end of my career.
 
BrianW said:
I remember when people did not rate Gundo and wondered what Pep saw in him.

There's a definite moral there.
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That's my favourite pass time necrobrowsing Gundo's old threads finding hundreds of gems:

He isn't as good as David and Kevin. That is common sense and not what anyone's conversation was about.
Not him for certain. 9 out of 10 times he came on for Dave and the game just ebbed away and we lost our passing attacking football. You would have noticed that if you were there!

Yep seriously. The gundog fans on here hang on to his one or two good performances he has a season and ignore the majority of games where he doesnt show up. One swallow doesn't make a summer. Gundog is way too slow in his vision and passing to replace the greatest player to have ever pulled on a blue shirt.

Decent player but we could do a lot better.

Lovely player, but possibly something of a luxury.

And this, one of the best
He’s soft, a coward after his injuries. Did he even get a touch last night ??
Frequently disappears then out of nowhere scores a goal or two and everyone loves him again. Sorry but he is not good enough
 
Dage said:
Turkish is a bit exaggerating, isn't it?
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jimharri said:
Turkey will undoubtedly claim him as one of their own, seeing as he has Turkish parents. But technically, he is German. He was born in Gelsenkirchen. And chose to play for the German national team.
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I think if you asked him he’d say he’s Turkish and German.

He wrote “to my president” on the short he gave Erdogan.

I’m sure I also read that he spends a lot of his spare time going back to the village his grandparents were from in Turkey where his parents now live and he has a house.
 
SamBlue said:
That's my favourite pass time necrobrowsing Gundo's old threads finding hundreds of gems:

He isn't as good as David and Kevin. That is common sense and not what anyone's conversation was about.
Not him for certain. 9 out of 10 times he came on for Dave and the game just ebbed away and we lost our passing attacking football. You would have noticed that if you were there!

Yep seriously. The gundog fans on here hang on to his one or two good performances he has a season and ignore the majority of games where he doesnt show up. One swallow doesn't make a summer. Gundog is way too slow in his vision and passing to replace the greatest player to have ever pulled on a blue shirt.

Decent player but we could do a lot better.

Lovely player, but possibly something of a luxury.

And this, one of the best
He’s soft, a coward after his injuries. Did he even get a touch last night ??
Frequently disappears then out of nowhere scores a goal or two and everyone loves him again. Sorry but he is not good enough
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In 2018 and 2020, Gundogan was not popular on these forums. And now, he could end up being the treble-winning captain of this side. I imagine if you said that back then, you'd not get the best of responses.
 
ManCityGR! said:
It's actually go and take 200 millions and for 2 years live a life inside and outside of football you hate.
For what? If he stays on Europe e.g us, he will just still take a whole lot(A LOT!) of money. What you can do with 100 million per year you can do with 10 million per year.
Unless you are super greedy and want to sacrifice 2 years of your life.

Never managed to understand this vanity. Well, maybe if I was gaining 10 million Euro per year I would indeed pursue to gain 30 million per year :)
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A lot.
 
Playing in his homeland tonight will be a huge psychological boost for him and will surely benefit us.
 
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