8 | Ilkay Gundogan - 2022/23

[FantasyIreland]

Conversion is £86m per year, £1.65m per week.

Let’s be real, even multi-millionaires can’t reject that.

Let’s say a player was to play professional football for 15 years… They could average £110k per week over their career and still earn less in total than they’d earn during 1 year in Saudi Arabia.

I agree,but i also find it bizzare that you would want to play out there when money is already no object.

Id be playing at the highest level possible till it ws time to retire,and money would not be my motivation.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

I dont want him to go. But if we win the treble I think he should. What better way to cement your legacy and have fans last memories of you lifting a treble. Awesome

 

[Cotton Weave Blue]

I want him to stay. He's on a level of DeBruyne now for me. What i mean by that is the opposition are now scared of him in the same way.

 

[Summerbuzz]

I wish him good luck with his decision. I hope he feels it's a little early, and possibly risky.

 

[Galvanoth]

I agree,but i also find it bizzare that you would want to play out there when money is already no object.

Id be playing at the highest level possible till it ws time to retire,and money would not be my motivation.

It's easy to say what you'd do when you're not in his shoes. If he wins the champion he has basically won it all and it would be very dificult(not to say impossible) to top this season

 

[vmsuhail]

Conversion is £86m per year, £1.65m per week.

Let’s be real, even multi-millionaires can’t reject that.

Let’s say a player was to play professional football for 15 years… They could average £110k per week over their career and still earn less in total than they’d earn during 1 year in Saudi Arabia.

China used to offer exorbitant sums to players and did it really improve their league ? Hardly anyone goes there nowadays.

 

[FantasyIreland]

It's easy to say what you'd do when you're not in his shoes.

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.

 

[Champions Again Ole Ole]

For me, Gundogan is the best Big game player we've ever had. Yaya and Kompany had some big moments in city shirts but I think ilkay is better than them.

 

[loio]

I cant see him going to Saudi.. will be harder to live a productive commercial life in germany if he does that. Maybe if he moves his base to Turkey or something. I'm more worried about Barca still.
I think very few north-ish European will go there.

i think they more will go after south american out of contracts, muslim and latin ones and some east euro ones like Modric where the blowback will not be as much.

 

[BlueTG]

My shout for the Ballon D’or this year, if we win the treble.