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There are selectively alternatives for Pep Guardiola this season and there's no doubt he's winning the 2024/2025 English Premier League title. I don't see any preeminent rival for him but there are quite some few managers that can possibly become threats for Pep. We're talking about vibrant managers like Arne Slot and Mikel Arteta. However Pep Guardiola is not relenting but more focused on the big winnings and this time he's making lucrative signings. IIkay Gundogan will be really effective in Pep Guardiola plan this season. Perhaps he could be possible backup plan for the midfield especially the attacking line.

The only interesting thing on the transfer market is the continuing chaos in Chelsea.
I read news about the London club buying Joao Felix for 52 million from Atletico Madrid and selling Conor Gallagher to Atletico for 37 million.
Felix definitely isn't in a great shape and his last period in Chelsea was a disappointment, only 4 goals in 20 games. I don't know what is going on in Chelsea. They have 43 players(including 8 goalkeepers) and the new Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca kicked out six players worth 200 million pounds. AFAIK, Maresca has no experience in the English Premier League and I'm 100% sure that he will fail.

Arsenal currently has a goalkeeper who has pretty good reflexes in my opinion, although Raya also often makes blunders, but not as often as Ramsdale has done so far, which often results in goals for opponents teams, so it is very natural that Ramsdale no longer has a place in Arteta main squad at the moment, Ramsdale arrival at Arsenal was previously considered a mistake after Arsenal bought him at a very high price from the relegated Sheffield team for 24 million pounds in 2021, although previously Ramsdale purchase was considered a blunder by many fans and football observers, but in fact Ramsdale's performance was able to break the all these criticisms.

Ramsdale previous arrival was as a backup for Bernd Leno, but he was able to get rid of Bernd Leno as Arsenal goalkeeper, likewise, Raya arrival was actually projected as a replacement for Ramsdale, but Raya actually made Ramsdale lose his current main place at Arsenal , currently there are several teams who are interested in bringing in Ramsdale, but it is reported that Wolves are the favorite team to bring in Ramsdale, It is certain that they want to sell Ramsdale at this time because Arsenal has reportedly reached an agreement with Joan Garcia from Espanyol and is projected to be Ramsdale replacement and also a backup for Raya at this time. So far I have seen that Arsenal has never failed in recruiting goalkeeper and also molded him into a great goalkeeper and to be honest, I really applaud Arsenal expertise in seeing the talent of a goalkeeper so far.

Yeah Gundogan is most likely a substitute because he is older than the other players it is doubtful that he will play full time, Guardiola must have thought about this especially as they have fixtures in several competitions. While that makes me wonder why he left Barcelona is it related to salary issue? even though we know Gundogan had an important role in the team last season and it didn't take long for Guardiola to decide to accept him into the squad because he knows Gundogan can still be relied on.

I think his new contract with Manchester City will be his last as a player after that he might retire exactly when he was 35 years old, The age factor also has an impact on its market value, which continues to decline every season for now the market value is 15 million and in the next 2 years it might be 5 million.

I wonder if Ilkay will be in Guardiola's plans. He approved his return to the team but he may play as a substitute. His position was full last year. I think it will be the same this year and Ilkay will be a substitute. Ilkay was a good alternative for a substitute. I think Guardiola did the right thing by bringing him back to the team for free.

After the first match was held to a draw by Cagliari I felt this was carelessness from Roma's management by letting some big names leave and they didn't want to keep them at all, how could it not be the draw made people speculate that they would fail to get a Champions League ticket after the departure of the players who had helped De Rossi last season, if this happens Dybala I think it will be difficult for them and De Rossi can't do anything, I think they will be fierce under Rossi in fact it is not the case Lukaku's return to Chelsea of ​​course this is the wrong thing not to make it permanent because Lukaku fits perfectly with Roma's players and in several matches last season he often contributed his goals to make Roma win. It seems that Roma under De Rossi is planning a new squad and leaving their old squad that has struggled, Dybala is getting closer to the exit door and I think it is unfair if he is not retained, Roma's game relies heavily on him in the attacking midfield but if Roma wants to replace him with a new player it seems it will take time to find a replacement for Dybala.

Gundogan return to the Manchester City squad makes Pep Guardiola job easier, before moving to Barcelona, ​​he was an important player who Guardiola always relied on in midfield. His experience and ability will help Man City improve their performance, Guardiola will have more options and it will be easier to rotate.
Gundogan departure allows Barcelona to ease the burden of paying player salaries, but financially they still suffer a loss because they let Gundogan go for free. This transfer has already happened, Manchester City is very lucky because they can get a quality player when the competition in the EPL is getting more competitive, he can also win prestigious titles with Man City before retiring or moving to another League with a lower level of competition.

That rumor will never come true. Barcelona is trying to offload many players to cut wages. It makes no sense to do that just to add an old, high-wage player like Neymar. Neymar is a finished player. Barcelona would never re-sign him, even if he cut his salary. It's unlikely they will pursue him.

And i think that's a fake rumor just to create buzz around the football community. Also, Neymar still has several years left on his contract with Al hilal. And it's better for him to finish it first, then retire from football.

What’s going on in Arsenal with them trying to find a new club for their Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. He was instrumental in the 2022/2023 season when Arteta started building his team. He gave them a new face of some young players trying to compete for the championship against Manchester City. I think he has a brilliant season with the Gunners.

It was surprising to see Arteta bring in a new Goalkeeper which I thought was going to be the Second choice, or both as No1s. But instead，Raya took the No.1 spot while Ramsdale got the bench.

He’s been linked with some clubs in the league and others in Europe but they have failed to find a meeting ground for the deal to materialize. He’s now behind David Raya, the new Goalkeeper and I think I’d have preferred him to stay and compete for his place, but it looks he’s too good as a second place Goalkeeper.

Arsenal wants a permanent deal or a loan deal that comes with an obligation to buy at the end of the loan spell but the interested clubs are opened for a loan deal only.

In some action-based media discussions, there are rumors that Neymar may return to Barcelona from the Saudi club Al Hilal. We heard such rumors during the season when Neymar left PSG to join Al Hilal but in the end the rumors did not come true and Barcelona showed no interest in signing Neymar either. As this rumor is still heard I think it is very unlikely to be true and Neymar will ultimately stay at Al Hilal club. At a time when no club showed interest in signing Neymar, Al Hilal snapped him up for a hefty price, but Neymar was out of action for the entire season due to injury. So Neymar might stay in the Saudi league this season and want to play a full season for Al Hilal.

Pep know Gundongan isn't a finished player yet, that's why he back to Manchester City. If you check Barcelona stats in the last year, the player with highest rating was Gundongan. Gundongan can be used to replace De Bruyne position, he's a player who can create chances and have good shooting skill at the same time.

At least he can play for next 1-2 years

Nottingham also seems to want to appear more attractive this season after seeing many EPL clubs bringing in defenders with good talent and this time Álex Moreno was successfully loaned by Nottingham and it seems this is just a trial period to see the player's contribution.
During his time with Aston Villa, Álex Moreno's performance was quite good but not too optimal and maybe Nottingham hopes that at least this season Álex Moreno can perform better with his new club and in my opinion if he makes a good contribution he will definitely be made permanent.

Yes, I also believe it is just paperwork. Because the deal should have been done already as it is a Swap deal. I think we will have the confirmation very soon.

I hope that Atletico Madrid's playing style is going to suit him. And he does look really good for a 24-year-old. I mean we have seen better but that is because we/I have been spoiled by the great midfield of Barcelona. Anyway, I think if he is actually used properly, he will be a great asset for Atletico Madrid. I think his work rate is pretty decent. And that is going to help Atletico Madrid out a lot in the midfield.

They can only sell him to Saudi clubs if they come looking for him or if another club comes knocking at the door. It also depends on the player willingness to join another club. How much are Barcelona going to sell him to another club considering his age. Even if Barca decides to sell him, they are still going to pay off his salary for the duration of his contract he had with them. I think Barcelona has considered all these things and they concluded that it's best to let him go for free if Ikay Gundogan is willing to let go of his salary. That's a good resolution for me. It's a win win situation for both parties. Barcelona got him for free and there is no need keeping a player that the coach has made it clear that he is not part of his plan. Gundogan is going to a place where he is respected and welcomed. Since both parties are happy with the deal, I don't think there much thing to stress here.

It is true that what You say is true, of course Pep is very difficult to find a midfielder like Gundogan, but with Gundogan returning to Manchester City, of course Gundogan will definitely be able to strengthen Manchester City and of course I think Pep's decision to accept him back to Manchester City is a good thing.

but of course when playing with Manchester City, Gundogan will definitely be able to quickly adapt to his friends there and of course this will be lucky for Manchester City because they brought in Gundogan with free transfer fees and of course we'll see what happens later in the match with his friends and Of course, now Pep has found a good midfielder and the chances of winning the match will certainly have great potential because now he has a strong midfielder and this will certainly make Haaland and the other players more comfortable when competing to be able to score lots of goals.

and of course Manchester City fans will definitely welcome Gundogan's arrival to Manchester City and of course Pep now has a squad that is ready to win the EPL title again.

The reason for salary is not a reasonable reason everyone knows that Barcelona has had this problem for the past few years and many players have had their salaries cut and they also agree. I think Ilkay Gundogan wants to leave Barcelona because it seems that Hansi Flick did not include him the game plan so that it made Ilkay Gundongan frustrated look at Barca's first match alone Ilkay Gundongan was not included in the main squad.

Even though Ilkay Gundongan is a good player, instead of releasing this player on a free transfer to Man City why don't they just sell him to another club or to a Saudi Arabian club? even though it can increase income and profits for Barcelona 

Manchester City have not found a midfielder like Gundogan this season so they decided to recruit him back.
What I think Pep Guardiola is a little panicked facing this season because he is aware that the position is quite important in the game scenario that is applied.
This weak point has not been solved because they have not managed to recruit players who have the same quality as Gundogan. That's something I think why Gundogan was brought back to the Etihad Stadium.

His position has not been replaced and it is very difficult to find a replacement who has the same ability as him.
He will be a much-needed player this season as there is a reason why Pep Guardiola brought him back.

I saw many Roma fans disapprove of this transfer. I agree with them. We're selling our best player for 3 million, according to rumors. And also, we've lost Lukaku too, and now Dybala. On paper, our team is weaker than last year, when we finished 6th behind Bologna.

 All this is a dumb decision from Roma, and it makes me doubt if we can finish in the top 5 to enter UCL. And I'm feeling that the top 5 is not reachable for now with our current lineup. We keep letting our key player, who helped last season, leave.

It is a fact that it is a reality that there are many of us who do not like Ten Hag's management, I am sincere, since he treated CR7 so ​​badly and did not give him the corresponding position I knew that he was not going to do things well, from then on I saw in him an incredible arrogance, but even so the MU is a team that is very big , if they gave him the vote of confidence we have to wait and see if he changes his way of making the Strategy for the team, because there is no other way, they have excellent players, let's see if this season they Improve their performance and finally they can get into the First places in this competition.

The only answer is:
Because they are "CHELSEA with all the unexpected."  

Done deal, Joao Felix to Chelsea, Gallagher to Atletico Madrid.

Yes, Gundogan's return to Man City at his age is no longer young, indeed more speculations about the reasons why. If related to the salary, it may make sense. But why Man City should get him again? They got him for a free transfer. However, his position? Hmm, definitely back to his best position, as a CM.
In fact, he let this go:

Source: Gündogan

Although previously, Pep also left everything to Gündogan whether to go to Man City or Saudi League. And finally, he is going home again, Man City.