{"id":2017,"date":"2023-06-27T08:34:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T07:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stakegains.com\/blogs\/?p=2017"},"modified":"2023-06-27T08:34:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T07:34:55","slug":"official-barca-signs-man-city-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stakegains.com\/blogs\/official-barca-signs-man-city-star\/","title":{"rendered":"OFFICIAL: Barca Signs Man City Star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan has officially left the club to join Barcelona on a free transfer. The German departs City after seven years at the Etihad having captained the side to the Treble this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stakegains.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stakegains.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-25.png 680w, https:\/\/www.stakegains.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-25-300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stakegains.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-25-439x420.png 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barca have announced the 32-year-old has joined on a two-year deal including the option of another year, with a buyout clause of \u20ac400m (\u00a3342m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barcelona released an official statement on their website to confirm the signing of Gundogan on a free transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;FC Barcelona and Ilkay G\u00fcndo\u011fan have reached an agreement for the German international to sign for the Catalans now that his contract with Manchester City has ended. 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