LIn the absence of Ilkay Gundogan In the list called up for the match that Barcelona was playing this Saturday in Valencia was a real surprise. The German has always been a key player since his arrival at the bar Irma team and everyone was thinking about his presence at mastala eleven. The argument for not entering the list was the blow he received last Monday at the Joan Gamper Cup that forced him to leave the field of play.
However, there is much more to the position of the midfielder. The club is ready to part with the football player. There are several reasons. The main one is economic. Gundogan occupies a lot Space in the wage bill Despite arriving for free, his tab is so high that Barcelona has had to put millions on the table in the face of offers from other clubs and from the city itself to renew.
Gundogan joins Irma’s bar team
Fair play that generates
According to various sources, the annual salary of a football player More than 15 million euros And this amount is very sweet for the club because with it he can face registration Danny Olmo, Which cannot be recorded , or one of the Nico Williams. In both cases, the extinguishing of the Signature Plus the new reinforcements tab will be equivalent to what Gundogan charges at Barcelona.
Leysin in Gamper
The lack of presence in the mastala team aroused all sorts of doubts. The club claimed that he was still dragging problems That blow suffered in the Gamper And that he could not finish some training because he was suffering from dizziness. However, other sources consulted by this newspaper confirm that the player has trained normally throughout the week. Therefore, his absence will be Motivated by market issues More than physical problems. The player’s environment confirms the club version.
The arrival of Dani Olmo
At the sporting level, there is another important reason why the club wants to sell the player. Signed Dani Olmo He will have a lot of minutes left over the course of the season. And the player knows that. Olmo, after spending 47 million fixed plus eight in variants, arrived in Barcelona to play. Badri , if injuries allow him , will play a lot of minutes and When Javi returns to be untouchable. To all this should be added the progress of Vern. The sports scene of Gundogan is not easy.
Player version
Despite this, the version of the player’s environment is that nothing has changed and he wants to fulfill the contract that binds him to Barcelona. He left this season and there is an optional second season. “It is true that some clubs have expressed interest in signing him , but Ilkay’s position is clear: He is going to stay in Barcelona. He is looking forward to starting the new season and helping Parra achieve his goals,” the player’s representative explained a few days ago.
Gundogan himself said that his idea was to stay in Barcelona when he flew to Turkey a few days ago and was connected with some teams from that country. “Some DA me joining the Turkish Premier League, But don’t be this summer”. However, the attitude of the club may make him change his mind. At the moment, there are 12 days left of the market and Barcelona is ready to open the door to it.
Flick don’t get wet
Hansi Flick He admitted after the mastala match that he talked with the player: “I talked with him a lot, but this is something between me and him, I have a good relationship.”He has not categorically confirmed that the player will stay this summer. “I have a feeling that he will stay,”he said.
