Back in April, the ever mysetious "Sky Sources" announced that Ilkay Gundogan was on the verge of joining Manchester United for £21.5m, see:
Sky sources: Man Utd close to agreeing £21.5m deal to sign Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan http://t.co/0UAYUN0TKC pic.twitter.com/BGC7nM71uf
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) April 25, 2015
But suddenly everything went quiet, until rumours spread that Barcelona we in talks with the German international:
" Manchester United target Ilkay Gundogan to hold talks with Barcelona this weekend #MUFC
http://t.co/QTKQGBzgPv pic.twitter.com/c3W9yMlIm8"
— KHALED JNR (@Nbj3vil) June 18, 2015
But today, Borussia Dortmund have confirmed that Gundogan has signed a contract extension with the club:
BVB verlängert Vertrag mit @Guendogan8 http://t.co/nx7f9gpb4N pic.twitter.com/znDcbarjqO
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) July 1, 2015
So here is what that could mean:
a) Ilkay Gundogan wasn't on the verge of a move to United or Barca, and wanted a new deal.
b) Ilkay Gundogan signed a new one year extension to ensure BVB don't get fleeced on the fee when he leaves.
c) Ilkay Gundogan SNUBBED United and Barca and signed a new deal with BVB.
d) The internet spread rumours like wildfire while Gundogan was negotiating a new deal with his club.
Either way, it's too much work to keep up with a fecking transfer story these days. We don't know who or what to believe.
All we know is that Gundogan will be playing at Dortmund next season. Or will he?
