“Get your shoes on! Manchester City is not a place to retire’ – Pep Guardiola’s no-nonsense message to Ilkay Gundogan as he insists returning hero hasn’t come back to Man City to retir

In a surprise move, Gundogan returned to City on Friday, just over a year after leaving for Barcelona. He had spent seven years at City, scoring 60 goals in 304 games and winning 14 titles.
WHAT THE GARDIOLA SAID
Guardiola told the press, “He has not come here to rest or remember the good times. It is time to put on your shoes and play your best.” “He already knows what we need to do; he knows the place, the club, his friends, and how we want to play.” So he will be fine right away, which is why we did it.
Gundogan was a big reason why City won three straight Premier League titles from 2021 to 2023, and he gives an already strong, if getting old, center some more competition. He is City’s second summer signing, after midfielder Savinho, who came from Troyes. He comes for free, which means the club can still spend the £82m ($107m) they made when they sold Julian Alvarez to Atletico Madrid on new players.
DID YOU KNOW?
But Guardiola said he did not think City would add any more players before September 1, which is the end of the transfer window. He said, “I do not think so.” “I do not know what is going to happen. Sometimes injuries happen (which I hope does not happen), or the market offers something unexpected that makes financial sense, or practically… I do not think so right now…”
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