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Ilkay Gundogan ended his trophy-laden seven-year stay with Manchester City<\/a> by agreeing to join Barcelona on a free transfer on Monday.<\/p>\n

The Germany midfielder’s last act as a City player \u2014 and captain \u2014 was to lift the Champions League trophy, which completed a treble of major titles<\/a> for the English club.<\/p>\n

He is heading to Spain on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year, even though Pep Guardiola wanted to keep the 32-year-old Gundogan \u2014 the first signing by the City manager after he started in 2016.<\/p>\n

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“This club made me realize all my dreams and I will forever be thankful for this opportunity,” Gundogan said. “I will carry City always in my heart. Once a blue, always a blue.”<\/p>\n

Having missed out on securing the return of Lionel Messi, Barcelona made the signing of Gundogan a priority to add some experience to a midfield already containing youngsters Pedri Gonz\u00e1lez and Gavi P\u00e1ez, two of its pillars going forward, but no longer including veteran leader Sergi Busquets, who is leaving the club.<\/p>\n

Frenkie de Jong also played an important role last season for Barcelona coach Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez, despite efforts by the club to sell him in the offseason of 2022.<\/p>\n

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Barcelona has set Gundogan’s buyout clause at 400 million euros (about $435 million).<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Spanish champions described their latest signing as a player “who reads the game to perfection” and “one of the world\u2019s best midfielders of the last decade or so.”<\/p>\n

Gundogan’s arrival comes while debt-ridden Barcelona is still struggling to meet the Spanish league’s financial rules. Only recently was it able to find a way to officially register Gavi as a first-team player. It is widely expected that the club will need to sell players to reduce its expenses, and the addition of Gundogan will only add to that burden unless compensated by exits.<\/p>\n

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While Barcelona sold off part of its future television revenues and other assets to have the cash necessary to sign Robert Lewandowski and others last year, its financial problems have increasingly forced the club to find free agents who want to come to Spain. Last year, the team picked up current players Andreas Christensen, Marcos Alonso and Franck Kessie on free transfers, while other free agents like Memphis Depay have come and gone in recent years.<\/p>\n

City was reportedly offering Gundogan only a one-year deal, whereas he wanted a longer contract for some security for his family.<\/p>\n

He will go down as a City great, not just for being the captain in its greatest ever season but because of some of his crucial goals and performances from in the midfield, where he could play box-to-box, as an anchorman or \u2014 in his favored role \u2014 as a player supporting the striker.<\/p>\n

No goals were more important than his two to complete City’s late comeback from 2-0 down against Aston Villa on the final day of the 2021-22 season, winning the team another league title.<\/p>\n

After joining from Borussia Dortmund, where he was a Bundesliga champion in 2012, Gundogan won five Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four English League Cups and the Champions League<\/a> with City.<\/p>\n

“He has played a huge part in the successes we have enjoyed in recent seasons and Ilkay\u2019s intelligence, leadership and commitment to the club \u2014 both on and off the field \u2014 has been an inspiration to everyone,” City director of football Txiki Begiristain said.<\/p>\n

Gundogan arrives at a club that won the Spanish league title last season but failed for a second straight campaign to move past the group phase of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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