Ilkay Gundogan reveals he was unable to say goodbye to Man City in person, instead informing Pep...
Daily Mail Ex-Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan has lifted the lid on his departure at the end of last season, admitting that he was unable to bid farewell to his former employers in person.
The German midfielder departed the Etihad after lifting a historic Treble, having spent seven years at City as Pep Guardiola's first ever signing at the club.
He was quickly snapped up by cash-strapped Barcelona on a free transfer, fending off interest from Arsenal, but there was a time when it looked likely he could stay on in Manchester.
However, as Gundogan has since revealed, City were seemingly a touch too slow off the mark to beat the Blaugrana to the punch - with the captain unable to even say his farewells in person.
'Unfortunately, I didn't say goodbye in person because I only made the decision after the Champions League final, two days before the DFB game against Colombia,' he told German newspaper Bild.
