The Barcelona coach was surprised when asked about the German midfielder’s future.
FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández was surprised in the press room when asked about Ilkay Gündogan’s future.
In this sense, the coach of the Catalan team had to respond to rumors about the departure of the German midfielder. A journalist from ‘Gamers’, of the Sixth, he asked Xavi about information published by “a Saudi newspaper” stating that the former Manchester City player had asked to leave in January, to which the former Spanish midfielder responded strongly: “If you’re looking for a house here. That’s what a Saudi newspaper says? Wow…”
Gündoğan is one of the players most used for goals in the 1,451 minutes played.
The midfielder was the protagonist after the Clásico defeat against Real Madrid for his statements after the 1-2 draw. The German was angry at the attitude of some of his Barca teammates, suggesting the defeat to his perennial rival had hurt less than it should have.
Information published in Arabia
According to information from the Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, the German player would have opened a door that had been closed until now. Saad Al-Ladhim, director of the Saudi Arabian Federation’s Competition Committee, stated that there was a player who refused to come this summer and who had now contacted them to join a club in the country’s League of the Middle East. The head of Arab football did not want to name the player, but the newspaper in question, Asharq Al-Awsat, specified that this player was FC Barcelona midfielder Ilkay Gundogan.
Source: Goal