At the weekend, claims in England stated İlkay Gündoğan had reached an agreement with Manchester City to renew his contract beyond June 30th.
This claim was dismissed by his agent, who also stated the midfielder’s immediate focus is on the Champions League final against Inter Milan on June 10th.
Mundo Deportivo relay all this and then provide their own update on Manchester City’s efforts to retain the 32-year-old at the Etihad next season.
Despite the agent’s denial, Pep Guardiola’s side are ‘closer now than a few weeks ago’ to convincing the German to sign an extension. Due to his contract situation, he’s emerged as one of the targets for Barcelona in the summer.
The former Borussia Dortmund star hasn’t accepted the different offers made so far. The main focus of the disagreement between the two parties is the length of the deal.
In recent weeks, Manchester City have ‘intensified’ their efforts and offered him a longer contract.
There’s ‘maximum pressure’ from Manchester City on the player.
With Manchester City pushing to convince Gündoğan to continue at the club, it ‘complicates’ Barca’s plan to sign him for free in the summer.
