Ilkay Gundogan: Manchester City Pep Guardiola boss wants midfielder to stay

Pep Guardiola hopes the postscript to a historical play for Manchester City volition beryllium Ilkay Gundogan signing a caller contract.

Next Saturday's Champions League last against Inter Milan could beryllium the 32-year-old's last City appearance.

"He knows what I think," said Sky Blues brag Guardiola.

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"(Football director) Txiki (Begiristain) is moving connected it. Hopefully helium tin beryllium successful."

Guardiola and Gundogan, who unrecorded successful the aforesaid Manchester metropolis centre flat block, person built a adjacent friendship.

And Guardiola has not made immoderate concealed of his tendency for Gundogan - 1 of his archetypal signings arsenic City brag successful 2016 - to stay.

The brace person present shared successful 11 trophy triumphs and Gundogan's power is increasing connected and disconnected the transportation aft helium was voted caller nine skipper by his team-mates pursuing Fernandinho's exit past summer.

Gundogan, from Germany, scored 2 of the 3 goals that completed the title-winning comeback against Aston Villa connected the last time of past play and helium is present the fastest ever scorer successful FA Cup last history, acknowledgment to his 13-second thunderbolt against Manchester United.

"We are neighbours," said Guardiola. "We unrecorded successful the aforesaid level for galore years truthful helium is simply a adjacent person of mine.

"He plays exceptionally well. I don't hide him scoring those goals against Aston Villa.

"Hopefully, we tin decorativeness successful a bully way."

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