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European side looking to sign former Man City captain Ilkay Gundogan - just one year after the midfielder made surprise return to the Etihad

| Updated: 16:13 EDT, 20 June 2025

Galatasaray are hopeful of landing Ilkay Gundogan from Manchester City this summer.

Gundogan triggered a one-year extension to his contract at the Etihad Stadium after surpassing a set percentage of minutes for Pep Guardiola's side over the course of a one-year deal.

But there remains interest from the Turkish champions, who view the 34-year-old as ideal to strengthen their midfield area and have already signed one of Gundogan's former team-mates in Leroy Sane.

Gundogan left City in the weeks after sealing an historic Treble in 2023, joining Barcelona, only to make a return 12 months later.