Ilkay Gundogan - Done Deal

[bridgeno1]

Fabrizio Romano saying Gundogan is in discussion to move to.......

Manchester City!

 

[Phil1]

Don't get why that's mysoginistic. If I decide to apply for another job (and I am at the minute) the first thing I do is talk to the wife. Her opinion is as important as mine. Any footballer who respects his missus will do exactly the same thing.

Me too, but she’s a Glaswegian fruitcake who would bite my nose off if I didn’t.. :-)

 

[Champions again in 2012]

Anyone feel we could do a loan 'exchange' Gundo back to City and Cancelo back to Barca. Sorry if already suggested and discussed

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Fabrizio being the one to "break" this has me worried that Ilkay's agent is just shopping around and using his City history to get a bigger contract from some other team.

Wonder if Ilkay still has the flat next to Pep’s.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Fabrizio Romano saying Gundogan is in discussion to move to.......

Manchester City!

Plenty on here hoping it is true.

 

[xgorton]

If they want Cancelo, get the Gundog back.

No way a swap they can fack off.

 

[mexico1970]

 

[SamBlue]

I don't see this happening, because of our transfer and player's contract policy. Or he is coming as a member of Pep's coaching team?

 

[The Viking]

Pep won’t let him leave. He said as much after the community shield.

I trust his judgement of a player over anybody else’s so personally hope he stays.

And Pep was so adamant in his praise for McAtee that I’d go as far as saying that any move for Gundo would only be sanctioned if it didn’t directly affect JM’s progression.

If anything, it would improve him. Foden always highlights staying and training with Silva (and KDB) as his learning over a loan move and he’s turned out OK… Especially when you compare to the other EDS player who left and not can’t get a game at the worst rag team in years.

Phil Foden was extremely lucky KDB missed out the entire first half of 2023-24 season. Pep had no other option to use Foden in his best position. By the time KDB returned, Foden was a nailed on starter and arguably the best player in entire Prem alongside Rodri.

Otherwise, Foden may have ended up like Cole Palmer...

And speaking about Cole Palmer, I think Pep has learned his mistake of letting him go so easily. Thus why he's so adamant of keeping McAtee.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Correct. He may well not come back but if he does I still maintain he would be a potential manager here. After all it’s pretty much how Pep fell into the Barca gig isn’t it.

Not quite that simple.

First step is coming back (obviously)
Second is managing the youngsters (which he already has experience of btw!) after he stops playing, and third is replacing Pep when he eventually leaves.
Bit of dreaming never did any harm eh..

His “coaching of the youngsters” was, I believe, just part of his badges and/or for the cameras. You or I could have done that, but no-one would extrapolate that to being City Coach


Lastly on this subject, I tend to not put my dreams of sugarplums and fairies out for public consumption, but, as I said, while all things are possible, I prefer to live under the umbrella of objective reality and subjectively high probability outcomes.

Would it be good to see him playing and/or coaching here again? Absolutely!

All the best.