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19th Feb 2016

Ilkay Gundogan tells Barcelona he’s already agreed a move to the Premier League

Simon Lloyd

Pep Guardiola doesn’t appear to be letting the small matter of trying to steer Bayern Munich towards a treble get in the way of his preparations for next season.

According to reports, the soon-to-be Manchester City coach appears to have secured some kind of deal for German international Ilkay Gundogan.

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The Borussia Dortmund midfielder has been linked with a switch to Manchester’s other team in recent years, but Spanish publication Sport claim Gundogan has now committed himself to a switch to City.

According to the report, Barcelona recently enquired about the 25-year-old’s availability, only to be told by the player that he’d agreed to be part of Pep Guardiola’s revolution at The Etihad.