Guardiola scatters Osimhen's Galatasaray's summer transfer plan with latest announcement

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.

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Pep Guardiola (Credit: Imago)

Guardiola scatters Osimhen's Galatasaray's summer transfer plan with latest announcement

Faruq Ibrahim 23:48 - 13.04.2025

Galatasaray's summer transfer plan takes a hit following Pep Guardiola's revent statement.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola made an announcement about the contract situation of one of their midfielders, which effectively derailed Galatasaray's summer transfer plans. 

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What Guardiola said 

The Manchester City coach announced today that Ilkay Gundogan has a contract until 2026, implying that they have triggered the additional year in his contract. 

The former Germany international returned to the club last summer from Barcelona and signed a one-year deal, with the option to extend for another year. 

Asked about Gundogan’s future today, Guardiola said, “Gündo has one more year contract, definitely. What's going to happen in the summer? I don't know, but he has one-year contract now,” says Pep Guardiola.

Guardiola and Gundogan

How it affects Galatasaray

The Cim-Bom have been keen on bringing Gundogan to the club. They made moves before he returned to Manchester City, and upon his reunion with Guardiola, they plotted a move for the summer of 2025, when the guaranteed year in his contract runs out. 

Pep's announcement confirmed that Manchester City are satisfied with the midfielder of Turkish descent and will be keeping him for one more season, which effectively forces the Super Lig champions to look elsewhere for their midfield needs next summer. 

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