Ilkay Gundogan - Done Deal

[Father Paul]

I actually thought Kovacic was excellent as the 6 and he can do that role with Bernardo/Gundo next to him..

Not sure where Nunes fits anymore unless he takes minutes off the right until Bobb comes back.

Not sure where Nunes ever fitted, still can't figure out the logic of this signing other than filling a squad number.

 

[Fordyboy46]

I actually thought Kovacic was excellent as the 6 and he can do that role with Bernardo/Gundo next to him..

Not sure where Nunes fits anymore unless he takes minutes off the right until Bobb comes back.

Can still see Nunes going this window

 

[Fordyboy46]

Gundogan still not been announced FFS

Before Saturday mate, lol

 

[Fordyboy46]

Have Chelsea tried to sign him yet?

I'm sure they're on to it right now

 

[Fordyboy46]

Let's not forget, this striker signing could be that lad from West Ham, maybe we're struggling with a settlement fee as they wanted 1.5m for him

 

[tommybooth]

Squad player for a year or two and perhaps into the coaching staff. Love the Gundog.

 

[skillman]

 

[DMA's]

Only thing that can stop this is if Barcelona get stupid with their demands imo. Can see them trying to force him to Saudi if they offer a transfer fee

 

[richards30]

Only thing that can stop this is if Barcelona get stupid with their demands imo. Can see them trying to force him to Saudi if they offer a transfer fee

Gundo would pick Pep over Saudi.

 

[M23 Citizen]

Possibly the promising young coach. I hope this comes off.
There seems a special connection between Guardiola and Gundogan. I am still hoping he can take over the Michels/Cruyff/ Guardiola torch when Guardiola quits club football, but he still needs a few more years around him to get to that level. A relationship like Guardiola had with Cruyff would be great for the club, for English football and football generally. I would hate to see that football legacy perish after Guardiola with fake-Pep disciples who can't hack it.

Rinus Michels played for the old Ajax manager, Jack Reynolds. Reynolds was from Prestwich and was on City’s books as a youth player (his Brother played for City).

At Ajax’s old De Meer stadium, they had a stand named after Reynolds. There’s a hospitality suite at the Amsterdam Arena named after him now.

Ajax and Total Football - The Jack Reynolds story — Ajax Daily

It is nearly impossible these days for anyone to remember Amsterdam as anything but a modern vibrant city where nearly anything goes. However in the years after the end of the Second World War, the Dutch capital was a very conservative and staid place. Writing in his 1955 book ‘The Fall,’ French...

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