Man City and Barcelona fans hijack Ilkay Gundogan post amid uncertain future

Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan’s contract is due to expire at the end of the season and his future appears to be up in the air

Ilkay Gundogan’s Twitter account has been taken over by supporters of Manchester City and Barcelona, who urge him to stay at the Etihad Stadium through the summer or depart.

Gundogan joined City as one of Pep Guardiola’s first acquisitions, and the midfielder has since established himself as an important player of the team. After Fernandinho left the Blues at the conclusion of the 2021/22 season, the German international was elected as the new captain of the team.

He has yet to sign a contract extension with City, thus his future beyond 2023 is uncertain right now. According to rumors, Barca views Gundogan as a straight replacement for Sergio Busquets, and their followers have used Twitter to welcome him to Catalonia.

Several followers of Xavi’s team made pleas to City’s captain in the comments section of Gundogan’s tweet promoting OKX’s “metaverse.”

City supporters responded by pleading with Gundogan to stay in Manchester, refusing to let the Barca supporters control the discourse.

Guardiola was questioned about Bernardo Silva and Gundogan’s future at the Etihad before the Blues’ 3-1 win over Leicester City on Saturday. “I will praise all of them for the game against Bayern Munich, no exception in the XI that we had,” he said in a statement to Sky Sports.

But Bernardo, our relationship has existed for a while. both on and off the field. He is very perceptive, intuitive, and gifted in many areas.

“We are fortunate to have these kinds of football players on your side because they are decent people. No matter what position he plays or what he has to do, you would give anything to have him around forever. His contribution is enormous.

“First off, the club will take charge and make all decisions since I am unsure of what will happen with Bernardo or Gundogan. However, the remarks I made about Bernardo and that I just provided you can also be applied to Ilkay.

“The same for a very long time. What can I say considering that he is even my neighbor? Also confirming that the Blues skipper is only focused on the remainder of the season is Gundogan’s agent and uncle Ilhan.