Considering Ilkay Gundogan had only left Manchester City for one reason and he was one of Barcelona’s most played players during his debut campaign, it was a shock to see him being put up for sale. Gundogan played the most minutes for the Catalan giants in all competitions during the 2023/2024 campaign, making 45 starts and playing a whopping 4,179 minutes of football — as per FbRef. It was reported by The Athletic that Barcelona had taken the decision to sell the German international due to them being unable to register the recently-signed Dani Olmo due to exceeding La Liga’s salary cap for t…
