Ilkay Gündogan longs to see the final year of Manchester City contract | Manchester City

Ilkay Gündogan said he was “very happy” at Manchester City and hopes to stay at the club in the final year of his contract. This veteran midfielder is Galatasaray’s target Guardiola hints that he can be allowed to leave.

However, the 34-year-old said: “I have one year left on my contract and I’m so happy here – I think everyone knows. I love my football. I still believe I have a few years to take care of myself at my highest level. I didn’t miss a game last season. I didn’t miss a game. I’m available, I’m very fit, I want to play at the highest level for a longer time.”

Gundogan scored twice in Sunday’s 6-0 win over Al Ain Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The victory secured a pass from Manchester City to the last 16, but if Juventus beat Juventus, if they were to be ranked first and could avoid Real Madrid in the first round of knockouts.

“In the end, if you can’t beat Juventus, then they probably deserve it,” Gundogan said. [win the group]. The seventh goal will give us a higher probability, but it doesn’t matter: we need to perform well with Juve and win the game. That won’t change the way we treat it. ”

The Germans are not satisfied with Manchester City’s performance. “In a short period of time, our passing and playing were not that precise.

“It’s something we need to observe and get better because at the highest level you shouldn’t let yourself be bad for such a long time. Honestly, it feels long.

“Unfortunately, our second half was not good enough [either]. We were a little slow and felt a little bit of giving us a goal we needed. ”

Meanwhile, Rico Lewis’s game was expanded to three games by FIFA, meaning he will not be able to face the last 16 areas of Juventus and Manchester City. Lewis was connected to Samuel Obeng’s face at the end of the opening match with a 2-0 victory over Wydad. The contact seemed accidental, but the city’s appeal to the expansion was unsuccessful.