Ilkay Gundogan could prove to be an excellent signing for Arsenal or Barcelona this summer with it looking possible he does not sign a new Manchester City contract. The German international sees his current deal expire this summer with an extension yet to be agreed. However, his role in City's Premier League title run-in looks to have given Pep Guardiola a clear indication of why he must stay.
In the final nine games of the league season, Gundogan scored five goals, including braces against Leeds and Everton. According to The Mirror, Man City are now ready to hand Gundogan a new two-year deal to ward off interest from Barcelona and Arsenal.
A move for Gundogan by Mikel Arteta makes perfect sense given their past relationship built at Etihad Stadium and also with the impending departure of a key Arsenal midfielder. As football.london reported earlier in the month, Granit Xhaka is an advanced talks to complete a summer move to Bayer Leverkusen in a £13million deal.
