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Manchester City have completed the signing of former captain Ilkay Gundogan from Barcelona on an initial one-year deal with the option of a further 12 months. <\/b><\/p>\n

The German midfielder, who was Pep Guardiola’s first signing at the club in 2016, spent seven years at City before joining Barcelona on a free transfer in 2023.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old won 14 trophies in his first spell at the Etihad, scoring 60 goals in 304 appearances.<\/p>\n

“My seven years at Manchester City were a time of pure contentment for me, both on and off the pitch,” said Gundogan.<\/p>\n

“Everyone knows the respect I have for Pep – he is the best manager in the world and working with him every day makes you a better player.<\/p>\n

“Honestly, I cannot wait to wear the City shirt again.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Despite having an impressive debut campaign in Spain, Barcelona decided to part with Gundogan after struggling to register new signing Dani Olmo due to the club’s financial issues.<\/p>\n

Gundogan was one of the club’s highest earners and his departure on a free transfer will help Barcelona comply with La Liga spending restrictions.<\/p>\n

“I am leaving in a difficult situation, but if my departure can help the club financially, it makes me a bit less sad,” Gundogan wrote on Instagram following the announcement.<\/p>\n

Gundogan added he had been “looking forward to helping my team-mates in the new campaign” but he was “grateful” to have spent 12 months at Barcelona.<\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of Ipswich Town’s visit to Manchester on Saturday, Guardiola said the chance to re-sign the midfielder came out of the blue.<\/p>\n

“It was a complete surprise, unexpected,” said Guardiola.<\/p>\n

“We didn’t have any doubts when the possibility to re-sign him was open, and we’re absolutely delighted that he’s back.”<\/p>\n

Capped 82 times for Germany, Gundogan announced his international retirement following the country’s Euro 2024 exit in the quarter-finals to Spain. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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