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Pep Guardiola failed to hide his delight – or his surprise – after Manchester City confirmed the return of treble-winning captain Ilkay Gundogan this morning.
Gundogan returns to City after 12 months at Barcelona and, assuming the paperwork is completed in time, will go straight into the squad for tomorrow’s home game with newly promoted Ipswich at the Etihad.
The former Germany international, who captained his country at this summer’s European Championship before announcing his retirement from international football, is now 33 years of age but Guardiola had no doubts about bringing him back to Manchester.
I am back 💙 … and I hope we can continue where we‘ve stopped in Summer 2023. 🏆🏆🏆 Thanks to everyone who made this comeback possible. My seven years in Manchester have been an exceptional period in my life – to have the opportunity to return here means so much. Come on City!… pic.twitter.com/ayKO3Kheuk
— Ilkay Gündogan (@IlkayGuendogan) August 23, 2024
A complete surprise – Pep
He said: “A complete surprise, unexpected, it happened and we know him quite well. Me personally, but the staff, the players, everyone, and the quality that he played last season in Barcelona was a high, high level, consistent, a lot of games.
“We didn’t have any doubts when the possibility to re-sign him was open, and we’re absolutely delighted that he’s back.
“Of course he’s not a teenager anymore. But the reason why we decided to take the chance to do it is for the level he played last season. Even in the Euros he played really, really good as well.”
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Author : Jon Fisher
Publish date : 2024-08-23 12:08:24
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