By Sean Walsh Barcelona are said to be willing to let Ilkay Gundogan leave on a free transfer, with a return to Manchester City in the works. Reports from Spain claimed over the weekend that Gundogan had handed in a transfer request amid friction behind the scenes at the Catalan club. The midfielder has since been heavily linked with a return to City, who he left in order to join Barcelona back in 2023 upon the expiry of his contract. Fabrizio Romano now reports Barca are willing to let Gundogan leave for free, even though he still has two years to run on his deal there, and City are now in ta…