Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola effectively confirmed that veteran veteran Ilkay Gundogan will remain in the club next season.
Last summer, a 34-year-old midfielder addressed his former club to return from Barcelona. Gundogan has initially signed a one-year contract with the option of 12-month extension that the club could start or automatically if German International reaches a certain number of appearances.
Asked if that threshold would be filled this season, Guardiola admitted, “I think. I mean.”
After withstanding an extended magic significantly below the elite levels in recent years, City has already begun to rejuvenate the team. More than £ 170 million were spent In a winter window on five players with an average age of 21.
Guardiola recently discovered That the club no longer can tolerate players who are not able to cope with the physical demands of playing the match every three days – throwing doubts about the future of the veteran core composed of similar Gundogan, Bernarda Silva and Kevin de Bruyne.
Like Gundogan, De Bruyne’s job expires this summer, but Guardiola just referred to Belgian prone to injuries when he was considering a future composition.
“There are players here who are over 30 years who will be part of the future of this club – except Kevin, where he and the club will decide,” Guardiola said this week. “The others have contracts and I expect it to be here next season. They will help us? Yes or yes!”
AND City Boss explicitly checked Gundogan, who did not officially announce the extension of the contract, as part of the future of the Detachment. “Next season there will be a lot of games and these a lot of games you can’t only do with a new or old one – you have to be all together!” Guardiola continued. “I count on Gunda, I count on Bernie [Bernardo Silva]I count on all the players who have a Man City contract – they are there! No doubt about it. And it will be really important at the end of this season, and next season. “
More reports claim that Guardiola asks six players this summer in an effort to raise funds Even more investment. However, he quickly praised the previous success of these experienced professionals. “I can’t think of my period here without Gundogan, Bernard, Kevin … I’m more grateful than you could ever imagine. The success we had as a manager as a manager without these players.
“Favority we will leave for the following – players, sports directors, executive directors – from the last decade or two, this happens because of this type of player. Not only those three, and others love John [Stones]players who are no longer here. The reality is today, tomorrow, in the next days, we are trying to win the games and make decisions. It’s never about them. “
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