Thank You, Ilkay Gundogan

[Postman Pep]

 

[Chi-town blues]

400 million release clause ? ffs hostage fc.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Not everybody ‘got’ him. I myself didn't quite ‘get’ him. It took quite a while. Pep kept on selecting him, again and again and again. Then people thought, “Well, I'd better take a closer look at this. I'd better see what Pep is seeing.” In the end, we saw.
Best of luck, Gundo. We've had many good players over the last fifteen years. But you will have been one of the unforgettable ones. If you ever come back to the Etihad, even with the opposition, you'll see the welcome.

Oh, and Gundo — that goal against United. If you'd never done anything else for us… that goal!

I think you'll find that some of us always ' got him '.

 

[1961_vintage]

Now that's how to say farewell. Class act, from the start to the end.

 

[Bettys Bell]

Class act . What a lovely farewell statement true gentleman.

 

[Paul1970]

Really sad day today for Man City as one of our greatest has left us for new challenges . Gundo is provably peps best signing at city and will be missed by everyone . I genuinely feel upset today seeing him in a Barca shirt .

 

[woody1968]

His words like his passes were perfectly chosen. A gracious, kind, humble, decent , intelligent human being. The pleasure was ours Gundo. Thank you and good luck.

 

[PabZabb]

We were incredibly lucky to have him. I don’t think we will realise how important he was until next season. Knew exactly how to manage and dictate play and he just got better and better for us as time went on. Will miss him loads.

 

[Eccles Blue]

I got quite emotional whilst reading that. What a man, what a player, what a Captain. Thank you Gundog, thank you and good luck. ONCE A BLUE, ALWAYS A BLUE. :-)

 

[Witney Blue]

Farewell, good luck and thank you Ilkay. Always a 7-8 out of 10 and often higher. So many stand out moments on the pitch as the videos on here show.
Above and beyond that a consummate professional and a great ambassador for our club.
I once bumped into the entire City squad at an airport and he was by far and away the most accommodating and talkative (along with Leroy). I hope we get the chance to welcome him back with Barca and give him the ovation and love he deserves. Danke Ilkay