Archive · 3 Sep 2025
Gundogan Joins Galatasaray, Cites City's Rebuild
Ilkay Gundogan, who used to play for Manchester City, is now going to play for Galatasaray in Turkey.
He said he wants to play more.
He is 35, but still feels very fit, and Galatasaray is his childhood favorite club.
He also said that he respected Man City’s need to start anew.
He played a lot of games and won many trophies at Man City.
He initially joined City from Borussia Dortmund in July 2016 and in his first stint in the sky blue, the German won 14 trophies, including a historic Treble of Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League as captain in his final season.
Ilkay Gundogan is joining Galatasaray.
Gundogan said he respected Man City's rebuild.
He wants to play football as often as possible.
He previously played for Man City.
He played 358 games for Manchester City, scoring 65 goals.
- Who
- Ilkay Gundogan, Pep Guardiola
- What
- Gundogan joins Galatasaray
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Galatasaray (Turkey)
- Why
- Respects Man City's rebuild and to play more.
- New Club
- Galatasaray
- Departure Reason
- Respects City's rebuild
- Former Club
- Manchester City
- Appearances at Man City
- 358
- Goals at Man City
- 65
- Trophies won at Man City
- 14
Sources
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