Ilkay Gundogan - Done Deal

[City Raider]

They’re not demanding a fee.

Thought I’d seen a link to a Tolmie tweet saying they reminded us he has a £400m buyout clause.

 

[simmo]

The perfect player disciplined, role model, hard working and knows the club inside out.

Could easily be in the squad and develop coaching skills in some capacity.

If he is available - get him back.

 

[Palerider]

It's a huge yes from me. Many footballers these days are great athletes but Gundogen is one of those elite level players who use their brains as well as their skill. Modric is another, still at Real Madrid for a reason. All those extraordinary athletes need ring masters to get them to focus their skills on what is important in a game.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Thought I’d seen a link to a Tolmie tweet saying they reminded us he has a £400m buyout clause.

I think that was a joke pal.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Where’s Mangala nowadays?

Bring back Adam Johnson!

Just don't let him coach the kids!

 

[mancboy]

Mike summerbee is at home looking for his boots

 

[Kippaxpete]

As you were boys. It's not happening.

Ilkay Gundogan’s wife says Manchester’s restaurants are ‘horrible’ and serve ‘frozen food’

'Restaurants here are just focus on making money with drinks and shot like night clubs not quality food'

propermanchester.com

 

[MarsLlama]

Thought I’d seen a link to a Tolmie tweet saying they reminded us he has a £400m buyout clause.

I wouldn't be surprised. IIRC, La Liga rules dictate that every player must have a release clause. They get around this by giving pretty much every top-class player a huge clause that they are confident nobody will ever activate. By extension, nearly every La Liga player goes for much less than their release clause.

 

[Crooked_rain]

If Barcelona are not prepared to put down some hard cash for Cancelo why not just a straight swap loan deal ? We take Gundo on a season long loan and they get Cancelo on the same basis.

Isn't the whole reason Gundo is leaving is because Barca need to register new players?

Getting Cancelo for Gundo only adds to the problem for them.

 

[MarsLlama]

As you were boys. It's off.

Ilkay Gundogan’s wife says Manchester’s restaurants are ‘horrible’ and serve ‘frozen food’

'Restaurants here are just focus on making money with drinks and shot like night clubs not quality food'

propermanchester.com

If we can be candid for a moment, I think most players are clever enough to know that this particular genre of wife will go wherever he wants as long as he keeps funding their expensive lifestyle.