İlkay Gündoğan is joining Galatasaray for free.

After transferring to Barcelona and bidding farewell to the Spanish giant a season later, İlkay Gündoğan, who returned to his former team Manchester City, had been on Galatasaray's agenda for a while. A development that excited the yellow-red fans regarding the German star of Turkish descent, known to be a Galatasaray supporter, has occurred.

GALATASARAY WANTS HIM

İlkay Gündoğan, who Okan Buruk had previously stated he wanted to see in the squad, has a contract with Manchester City that expires at the end of the season. The experienced footballer, whom the English giant does not plan to offer a contract, is among the teams interested in him for the next season, including Galatasaray.

DISCUSSIONS WITH HIS AGENT

According to a report on ESPN, it was stated that the yellow-reds want to transfer İlkay Gündoğan for the summer transfer period and that discussions had taken place with the experienced footballer's agents before he returned from Barcelona to Manchester City.

HE COULD SIGN FOR FREE AT THE END OF THE SEASON

The report mentioned that the likelihood of İlkay Gündoğan leaving Manchester City during the winter transfer period is low, but this transfer could happen during the summer transfer period. It is expected that İlkay's potential signing with Galatasaray could be the last signature of his career.

WHAT DID OKAN BURUK SAY?

Recently, Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk responded to a question about İlkay Gündoğan, saying, "Every team wants İlkay Gündoğan. İlkay is a good Galatasaray supporter. If he wears the Galatasaray jersey one day, it will make the fans happy. He is currently playing for Manchester City. He will continue there until the end of the season. Today, Sara's performance was amazing. Let me give credit to our midfielders. We are looking for a player who is similar to Mauro Icardi's profile but more mobile since he got injured. We want a player we can use both on the wings and in the center. I am very pleased with the players I have. To achieve success in Europe and in the cup, the squad needs to be wide. We want to reinforce both defense and attack," he stated.

İLKAY'S SEASON PERFORMANCE

İlkay Gündoğan has played 25 matches for Manchester City this season, 18 of which were as a starter. In these matches, İlkay has scored 2 goals and provided 1 assist. The current market value of the 34-year-old star midfielder is 10 million euros, and his contract with the English team, which he returned to at the beginning of the season, expires at the end of the season.