Ilkay Gundogan set to make European club switch after turning down new Man City offer
The 32-year-old will depart City after helping his side to the treble this season.The 32-year-old recently won the Champions League with the Sky BluesGundogan was offered a one-year-deal to remain at the Etihad, but turned it down in favour of a move to the Catalan giants.
The midfielder and his representatives are said to have held talks after he recently finished international duty with Germany. talkSPORT understand finances are not a problem, and the players decision purely based on around his family.read more on Man CityThe player was already planned well in advance, and part of Barca's 'financial viability plans' that were approved by LaLiga at the start of the month.
One Gundogan passes his medical in Catalonia, he will then link up with Barcelona boss Xavi, who he has hailed in the past. "There was not a specific player for me, but there were players like Zidane or Xavi, or even a player like Andrea Pirlo," Gundogan said earlier this year.
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