Report: Barcelona win race to sign Gundogan on free transfer

Manchester City are losing their treble-winning captain.

Ilkay Gundogan will join Barcelona on a free transfer at the end of June after agreeing to a contract until 2025 with an option for an additional year, according to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano.

The midfielder, who was also linked with Arsenal, couldn’t agree to a new deal with Manchester City because he apparently wanted a contract that would run for at least two years.

Pep Guardiola and the club’s hierarchy wanted Gundogan to remain at the Etihad Stadium. “We’re fighting for him to stay,” the City manager said Monday.

Gundogan, 32, was already hugely popular with Manchester City fans due to his intelligent play in midfield and knack for scoring timely goals, but he cemented legendary

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