The Champions League came and went, but nothing happened in Ilkay Gundogan’s life. Sure, he won the UEFA’s most precious trophy, but apart from that, his future looks as uncertain as ever. It was widely reported that the Manchester City midfielder would leave the club after seven years and that Barcelona had the deal ready and was just waiting for the Champions League final to be over and announce it. But it’s been seven days since Gundogan left the trophy, and they are still silent at Camp Nou. And now, the Citizens are releasing their midfielder.Gundogan set to sign for Barca, City has a replacement from ChelseaClubs in the Premier League have published their retained list this week, and when the current England champion announced theirs, Gundogan was on the list of players whose contracts will expire by the end of the month. That doesn’t mean that he will leave 100%, but it means that he hasn’t made his decision yet. He got the offer from the club, but only for one year, while Barcelona is reportedly offering the German international a three-year deal, as they see him as a younger replacement for departed Busquets. The Catalans have asked Gundogan to make up his mind by the following Tuesday.Benjamin Mendy cleared of six counts of rapeAnd while the situation with former Borussia Dortmund player, Guardiola’s first signing when he came to Etihad in 2016, is still unclear, one thing is certain: Benjamin Mendy is also set for release, but he won’t be offered a new contract. City’s defender was the main actor in a rape trial which ended in January this year with Mendy’s clearance of all charges. He will face a retrial on one count of rape and another of attempted rape after a jury failed to reach verdicts at Chester Crown Court on January 13. And Citizens just don’t want to have anything to do with the French defender, nor are they interested to know if he is guilty or not.##NAJAVA_MECA_7324393##
