Bye Manchester City, the real reason why Gundogan left Pep Guardiola

Ilkay Gundogan is already a FC Barcelona player, the German midfielder decided to leave Manchester City, a club where he was for seven seasons and became captain and one of the leaders of this team that won the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup in this season.

The English press mentioned that Pep Guardiola and Manchester City made him an offer to stay in the team, but Gundogan no longer wanted to stay in the team. Ilkay had a real reason why he wanted to leave the Citizens.

And it is that for various journalists Gundogan's decision to play for FC Barcelona is not a good one. Ilkay left the best team in the world at the moment and will now be at a club that has financial problems and has failed in Europe in recent years.

In a letter published by The Players Tribune, Gundogan mentioned that since he was a child he wanted to play for FC Barcelona, and he is also motivated by the fact that Xavi Hernández is his coach, since this was his favorite midfielder and now he will play again with his great friend Robert Lewandowski.

Ilkay Gundogan's dream

"If I was going to move, there was only one club in the world that made sense. It was Barcelona or nothing. Since I was a child, I dreamed of wearing this shirt one day. I am confident that I have a few more years left in the highest level, and I just want to help FC Barcelona get back to the place it deserves to be," wrote Ilkay Gundogan.