Ilkay Gundogan - Done Deal

[M23 Citizen]

Laporta didn’t like this

It’s the sort of things that Ibrahimovic and Ragnick were saying in their periods at United. I look at Barça the same way I do them: big old shit stadium (or it was, Barça are remodelling theirs), stupid transfer strategies, in a mess eith debt, yesterday’s club…

 

[ScottSinclair]

The only thing about this that worries me a bit (outside of what a perfect ending it was for him when he left) is that the move feels a bit like Pep bringing the band back together for one last dance. On the other hand, every other move this summer (or lack of) has pointed towards promoting youth and building a new team so who knows.

The good thing about Gundogan is that he can contribute both off and on the field with his personality, and I think he is more in the vein of someone like Vinny that almost values the importance of leadership in the dressing room as much as contribution on the pitch. So it is more reasonable to bring someone like Gundo back, than dere I say it if someone like KdB were in a similiar position, or Sane who I think always needs to play to be a resource

 

[Gremlin]

Fire up FlightRadar! I love a good plane tracking thread.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Barcelona supporters had noticed that side when watching him. He is still an older head but we are not the short in that department either.

Sorry “Barcelona Supporters”, what does that even mean? All of them? You speak to them all?

 

[BringBackSwales]

Pep very rarely uses subs.

Oh ok, that’s that then. Have you got the stats on that too?

 

[pete73]

If we need to pay 68M for him after he left for free just a year ago, it's sick.

 

[bell_mcfc]

Got that 3 year deal he wanted in the end with 2 signing on bonuses and a Spanish holiday. Crafty fucker Ilkay

Thats my captain

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Don’t know if anyone’s ever seen it or knows where it still can be found; but have you ever seen the Arabic commentary (and stadium audio) for this?

The commentator was going bananas, very passionate, but the stadium audio of the fans was incredible. Showed the stark difference between how dubbed down it is on our stations in this country. You could really get a sense of the atmosphere of those five minutes from it.

I had an X post (which had the caption, ‘the best 5 minutes I’ve ever seen in football’ or something) saved in my notes of it but the account deleted the post and I’ve never been able to find the video since.

I went to the game but haven't seen the highlights since then. Brings back good memories and thanks for sharing : )

 

[SWPISHOME]

If we need to pay 68M for him after he left for free just a year ago, it's sick.

Where are you getting this £68m information from?

Barcelona has already said that he can leave for free.

 

[RayCTID]

I seem to recall he did so effectively against Villa in the closing game a couple of seasons back.

Still very rare occasions he does that. He started Fernanadinho who shouldn't had been in the starting line in that game. And he had Gundogan on the bench.