Barca not willing to match Gundogan's demands

Barcelona are immersed in financial problems. Making the leap in quality in the squad with players like Ilkay Gundogan for next season requires a big spending that they will not be able to afford at the club.

According to 'SPORT' on Tuesday, the 'Cules' are not willing to match the German player's economic pretensions. This blow that hits the Camp Nou would change Joan Laporta's plans.

The renewal of Sergio Busquets has become Barcelona's top priority. The Barca board has made a formal offer to their captain to extend his contract for one season plus an optional one depending on objectives, as journalist Gerard Romero explained in 'Jijantes'.

Bernardo Silva and Martín Zubimendi are no longer being talked about. Both the Portuguese and the Spaniard represent two impossible operations in financial terms. Both will have to wait for better times.

In short, Ilkay Gundogan's transfer is complicated by the financial demands of the Manchester City midfielder, who is not closing the door on his renewal with the Cityzens, where he is competing in his seventh season since his departure from Borussia Dortmund.