Barcelona Plead With Ilkay Gundogan Over Abandonment Following Move From Man City As Jude Bellingham’s Father Posts Tribute To Real Madrid Superstar After Kopa Award
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Beyond the club’s financial crisis, Barcelona have been accused of ill welfare and abandonment by their summer recruit Ilkay Gundogan after the former Manchester City captain and treble winner was left alone alongside his family to sort out his house hunting, transport and logistics following his free transfer to the Catalan outfit where he has signed a two years deal.
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Ilkay Gundogan and his wife Sara Arfaoui were abandoned by Barcelona after the German midfielder reportedly complained that he had little support with housing or transport and his outburst are part of the issues which is also a wider complaints among players of the Spanish outfit.
Beyond that, Barcelona’s summer was in disarray due to their player registration restrictions, meaning that Gundogan was only registered shortly before their season opener against Getafe – despite joining weeks earlier.
The 33-year-old who joined the Catalan giants on a free transfer in the summer after a Treble-winning campaign with Manchester City reportedly complained to the club that he was disappointed with the amount of support he received when he was settling in as he expected to receive more help with things such as housing, transport, and care for his family as per SPORT.
The publication further states that his unease is part of a wider problem at the club, with reserve players apparently having to take on other jobs to fund their travel to training but that hasn’t affected their result on the pitch as they top their Champions League group and look to defend the Laliga title.
The club has accepted their oversight and neglect after they apologized to Ilkay Gundogan and wife Sara Arfaoui who he married in 2022 for making them feel abandoned.
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Jude Bellinghma’s father has paid tribute to his son as his meteoric rise in the game was recognized with the Kopa Trophy on Monday night with the English midfielder exceeding high expectations following his £113million transfer to Real Madrid last summer as he has settled to life easily in Madrid, scoring 13 goals in his first 13 games for the Spanish giants.
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His dad took to social media to thank those involved in his son’s startling development after Bellingham took home the trophy for the best young player in world football at the 2023 Ballon d’Or awards.
“Kopa 2023 award for good kid who’s growing into a good man. Happy for him. It’s a nice moment for all those teachers and coaches who have been part of the journey. Good people who kept it all fun,” he wrote on X accompanied by a cute little photo of his beginning at Birmingham.
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