Barcelona make fresh contacts with Man City veteran over summer transfer

Over the past week or so, there had been concerns growing in Barcelona about their chances of signing Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan.

It was previously reported that the Blaugrana were poised to land the Manchester City captain in the summer, with a verbal agreement over a three-year deal understood to be in place.

However, with the Premier League champions improving their offer from a one-year deal to one with two years, it led to speculations that the 32-year-old could end up re-signing with Pep Guardiola & co.

With talks about the deal not moving forward, Barcelona have established fresh contacts with Gundogan in recent days in order to discuss a transfer and his contract details, reports Gabriel Sans of Mundo Deportivo.

The Manchester City captain is one of the main priorities of the summer for the Blaugrana due to his experience, quality, versatility as well as his availability on a free transfer.

As per the update, Barcelona have made contact with Gundogan’s uncle and agent, Ilhan Gundogan, via an intermediary in recent days and have once again touched base on their contract offer for him, reaffirming that the three-year proposal still stands.

The former Borussia Dortmund midfielder is understood to be tempted by the offer by the La Liga champions.

And with the exits of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, Barcelona are unlikely to face many issues with regard to registering him as well in case they do sign him.

But, for now, the waiting game continues as Gundogan will likely make his decision only after Manchester City’s UEFA Champions League final against Inter Milan early in June.