Barcelona midfielder Ilkay Gundogan could be on his way back to Man City in a swap deal for Joao Cancelo, according to reports.
The Germany international was a key reason for years of success under Pep Guardiola with Gundogan winning five Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups and a Champions League trophy.
Gundogan ended his time at the Etihad Stadium in June 2023 when he swapped the Premier League for La Liga with Catalan giants Barcelona.
But a report in Spain on Monday insisted that Gundogan has agreed to leave Barcelona this summer with interest growing from Man City, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Gundogan is now “closer to leaving than he is to staying” at Barcelona as the Catalans attempt to “free up some space in their salary limit”.
Romano wrote in his Caught Offside column: “Barcelona, one way or another, have to free up some space in their salary limit. At the beginning, very few could see Ilkay Gundogan being one of the casualties of that situation. As the weeks have gone on though, some things have changed, and now Manchester City are in talks with his agents. There were and are enquiries from Turkey about Gundogan, but the relationship he has with Pep Guardiola could be key in terms of where he ends up going.
“I think Gundogan is closer to leaving than he is to staying. Barcelona, little by little, are coming to terms with what the future holds without Gundogan, even though he has only been there a for a year. As we know, things can change very quickly in the transfer market.
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