One of Barcelona's leaders could leave the club this summer. Mourinho is interested in him

Last summer, İlkay Gündoğan departed Manchester City after seven seasons and joined Barcelona. He had an outstanding previous season, but this summer, he may leave the club, despite having a year left on his contract.

The Spanish outlet Sport reports that the midfielder has already informed the club of his desire to leave. Yesterday, Gündoğan was not included in the squad for Barcelona's La Liga opener, but head coach Hansi Flick attributed this to an injury. Let us remind you that in the first match of the La Liga season, Barcelona minimally beat Valencia away.

Flick also addressed the rumors surrounding Gündoğan. While he expressed confidence that the German would remain with the team, he refrained from revealing details of their conversation.

"I believe he will ultimately stay at Barcelona.

He was absent tonight because he was experiencing some discomfort. I spoke with İlkay, but that will stay between us, as it was a private conversation," *Daily Mail* quotes him as saying.

The main contenders for Gündoğan's signature are clubs from Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Particularly interested is Fenerbahçe's new manager, José Mourinho, who is reportedly willing to go to great lengths to secure the German's transfer. Given Gündoğan's Turkish heritage, the likelihood of him moving to Turkey significantly increases.