In the most recent few weeks, there have been reports going about that Ilkay Gundogan is leaving Barcelona, which is, to put it mildly, quite unusual. Although it has been less than half a year since Gundogan joined Barcelona, we feel it is important to point out that these rumors have been circulating for quite some time.

It was reported not too long ago that the 33-year-old midfielder had expressed interest in moving to Turkey in order to play for Galatasaray. However, the player and his agency intervened promptly to dispel the rumors that he was interested in moving to Turkey.

How open is Gundogan to a move from Saudi Arabia?

Now, according to sources in Saudi Arabia, which were transmitted by SPORT, Gundogan is open to moving to the Middle Eastern nation, despite the fact that he had previously declined to relocate there during the summer of last year.

It was recently reported by Saad Al-Ladhim, who is the director of the competition committee of the Saudi Arabian Federation, that there was a football player who had previously declined to relocate to the country during the summer of the previous year, but who had called them to inform them that he would be joining a team that competes in their league. This information was provided by Saad Al-Ladhim.

The revelation was subsequently disclosed by the newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, which went on to reveal that the player in question was none other than Gundogan, who is a member of the Barcelona football team. In spite of the fact that he did not name a specific individual in his remarks, the publication went ahead and reported the story.

Saudi Arabia has no intention of slowing down in the future year and will continue to look for other players who are deemed to be marquees. This comes after the country spent a substantial amount of money to recruit the most prominent players to their league.

At the same time, the name of Marcos Alonso has surfaced as a potential target for the Saudi Arabian teams. Additionally, Robert Lewandowski, who currently plays for Barcelona, has been heavily related to the Saudi Arabian clubs in the past.

 Even though it is extremely unlikely that the allegations have any foundation in reality, Gundogan’s name is currently being brought up in the rumor mill. This is despite the fact that the allegations could not possibly be true.

The Gundogan family is having a good time in Barcelona.

It was reported earlier that Gundogan and his agency had already dismissed suspicions that he may be moved to Turkey from the beginning of the conversation.

Having stated, “I am very happy in Spain, in my club,” the midfielder had made it quite apparent that he was content and happy with his current position at Barcelona.

These rumors regarding Gundogan wishing to depart for Turkey and now Saudi Arabia should to be treated with a grain of salt taking into consideration that he is currently playing regularly under Xavi and that his contract is set to expire in 2025.