Ilkay Gundogan - Done Deal

[Crooked_rain]

Medical booked in for Thursday.

Rubber up next time

 

[Phil1]

I don't know if you mean me, but I said exactly what others are saying now - that he will be good for a year, or two. Then likely after that he will start to decline and go to finish his career elsewhere.

It seems City agree with me too, hence the short-term deal.

You’ve not been on here long enough to be added into that group mate.
We’ve got a few long term miserable fuckers who take no delight in anything.
You’re neutral as well not being a blue so don’t count. :-)

 

[Silva 83]

Nice of city to agree with you

No need for the sarcasm. You know what I meant.

 

[The perfect fumble]

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

I don't know if you mean me, but I said exactly what others are saying now - that he will be good for a year, or two. Then likely after that he will start to decline and go to finish his career elsewhere.

It seems City agree with me too, hence the short-term deal.

The short term contract is clearly the best option for both parties imo.

It gives the player a natural and planned time to finally end his playing time in the PL in order to pursue other options should he wish. And if it works successfully he can learn from spending time with City's coaching team,

I also do not believe that him being back at City blocks opportunities for younger players, although I can see that maybe Nunes future is affected.

 

[oakiecokie]

A feeling in my bones

I have the same feeling but its on my "bone-end".

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I don't know if you mean me, but I said exactly what others are saying now - that he will be good for a year, or two. Then likely after that he will start to decline and go to finish his career elsewhere.

It seems City agree with me too, hence the short-term deal.

I think it's nailed on he'll be offered a coaching role and I think he'll gladly take it. He ain't coming back for one season to go and finish his career elsewhere.

 

[OB1]

How can I sell it to you?

We need someone who can take the strain off Rodri and De Bruyne this season and Gundo's dependable and available on a free transfer. It makes complete sense. He won't have been signed thinking he's going to get regular minutes - this is Foden's team now and the likes of Kovacic and McAtee are going to have bigger roles in the future.

This is like us signing David Pizzaro or Frank Lampard back in the day, only we've signed a better player than Pizarro - with a bigger sentimental attachment to the club and fans than Lampard - who already understands what Pep wants. I normally say "don't go back" and I'd probably be against this if we were planning on paying a fee, but we're not.

Above all, though, football does have room for sentimentality and nostalgia, no matter how many people say it's a ruthless sport. Aside from what Gundo will bring to the team, at least now we'll get to give him a proper goodbye. He's a treble-winning captain and the club buggered up his chance to go off into the sunset with a wave - now we can put that right.

We've won everything there is to win in the game so I'm not really after trophies this season. I just want fun and good vibes. Doku and Savinho are fun, Lewis, Bobb, and McAtee are good vibes, and Gundogan coming back to share minutes with De Bruyne while Foden is given the reigns is such a sweet passing of the torch ceremony that I might cry.

Lovely stuff.

I'd add that Gundo has to be a prime candidate to graduate to being manager of this great club one day so if we get him back now, his next step can be joining the coaching staff.

 

[Longballutd]

It's the Internet

A done deal just means some shitkicker on Twitter said it

Yeah that’s what I was afraid of

 

[oakiecokie]

What's your ailment?
Not serious, I hope

STD ?