Barcelona Completes Ilkay Gundogan Transfer, Tied Up To 2025 Contract With Release Clausul Of IDR 6.55 Trillion

JAKARTA - The transfer of Ilkay Gundogan from Manchester City to Barcelona has finally been completed. The Spanish La Liga club officially announced Gundogan as their new player.

Gundogan was tied to a contract until June 30, 2025, plus an option for an extension of one year. This inauguration was announced by Barcelona through the club's official website. "Gundogan is an attacking midfielder who can read the game perfectly and also know how to score. The sample, he is one of the best midfielders in the world in the last decade," Barcelona said. Barcelona listed a release clause of 400 million euros (around Rp6.55 trillion). The Catalu club will announce details of Gundogan's transfer during its official introduction. As reported by Antara, Gundogan has a classy career with a myriad of achievements. He started his career at his hometown club, Schalke 04. He then shined while defending rival club Schalke 04, Borussia Dortmund. This German national team player became Dortmund's key player and took the club to the 2013 Champions League final, despite being defeated by Bayern Munich. However, he also managed to win the 2011/2012 Bundesliga trophy while being coached by Jurgen Klopp.

His performance resulted in him being recruited by Manchester City in 2016. During his seven years at City, he won five Premier League trophies and finally helped The Citizens lift their first Champions League trophy in the club's history.

He scored 60 goals during his seven-year playing at Manchester City.