Barcelona midfield target has four different offers to choose from this summer

Ilkay Gundogan’s future has been a topic of much discussion over the past months. The Manchester City captain is out of contract at the end of the ongoing campaign, and Barcelona have had their sights fixed on him for quite some time now.

However, as it turns out, the La Liga champions are not the only ones courting the German international, who recently led Man City to a FA Cup triumph with a brace against neighbours Manchester United in the finals.

Indeed, as reported by Sergi de Juan of SPORT, at the moment, Gundogan has as many as four offers on the table from four different parties to choose from as he considers the next move in his career.

The four proposals are from Barcelona, Manchester City, Arsenal and Saudi Arabia.

Barcelona have been working on a deal for the 32-year-old veteran for a while now and his signing was considered as good as done not very long ago.

The Blaugrana are understood to have tabled a three-year contract proposal to Gundogan, with a salary reported to be around €9 million per season.

However, Manchester City are pressing hard to try and convince their captain to stay at the Etihad and have tabled an improved offer to that end. Having initially offered a one-year deal, they have added an option of an additional twelve months in hope that it will get Gundogan to continue.

Meanwhile, Arsenal are also interested in snaring Gundogan away from the Premier League champions. Mikel Arteta knows the midfielder well from his time as Pep Guardiola’s assistant manager at Man City and wants to add him to his roster, which is why the Gunners have offered him a two-year deal.

Saudi Arabia, who are making big moves in the market this summer, are also looking at Gundogan as a prime target and a club from the Middle East nation plans to send a multi-million offer soon.

Gundogan, though, is understood to be keen on a move to Barcelona which tips the scales in the favour of Xavi’s men. However, the Catalans will need to secure some player exits before they can go ahead and start signing new stars.