Pep Guardiola has heaped praise on Fernandinho ahead of his final Man City match, whilst commenting on the rumours that Ilkay Gundogan will leave the club.
The Daily Mail reported this week that Gundogan is ‘free to find another club’ this summer with his contract expiring at the end of next season.
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With Arsenal and Barcelona reportedly interested, Guardiola has said that he ‘wants’ to keep the German and insists nobody at the club wants to see him leave.
He said (via Manchester Evening News): “He got married, congratulations. I don’t know his travel, he had permission.
“If you ask me personally, I want him next season. There is no one thinking he cannot be here. If he wants to leave, as a club we don’t know it. All the Twitter accounts saying he will leave, I don’t know. Maybe you know more than me.”
Fernandinho joined City in 2013 and as club captain has the opportunity to lift the Premier League trophy on Sunday if his side better Liverpool’s result against Wolves.
Guardiola: “If you ask me personally, I want Ilkay Gundogan to stay here ar Man City. There is no one thinking he cannot be here”. 🔵 #MCFC
“If he wants to leave, as a club we don’t know it”, Guardiola added via @City_Xtra.
Pep also confirmed that Fernandinho is set to leave. pic.twitter.com/cYZBH4ASNU
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 20, 2022
On the Brazilian midfielder, who will leave this summer, Guardiola said: “We are together since day one. He’s one of them, became captain. We experience many good moments and bad moments together.
“Generous guy, puts the team first over him. He knows it, I’m more than happy to have met him in my life and work together. We wish him all the best in the future and his last season in Brazil, maybe he will be a manager. I’m sure we’ll meet again in the future.”
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