Ilkay Gündogan has rejoined Manchester City after his contract at Barcelona was terminated by mutual agreement. Gündogan has signed a one-year deal with City, with an option to extend the contract by a further 12 months.
The German midfielder, who announced his international retirement on Monday, was deemed surplus to requirements by Barça after they signed Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig.
Barça's precarious financial position meant that they needed to free up space on their wage bill in order to register Olmo to play in LaLiga, and Gündogan's exit creates some much-needed headroom.
City have paid no fee for Gündogan's services, and sources told ESPN that the remainder of the wages he was due from his Barça contract have been written off. «After just one year it's already time to say goodbye.