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Richard Buxton·24 August 2024
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Richard Buxton·24 August 2024
İlkay Gündoğan may have left Barcelona this week but he continues to cast a shadow over his former employers.
The Germany international secured a surprise return to Manchester City on Friday in a move designed to ease the Catalans’ financial pressures.
But clearly the message didn’t reach Montjuïc’s Olympic Stadium before the Blaugrana’s LaLiga encounter with Athletic Club on Saturday.
An advertisement for ‘Gündoğan’s new car’ was flashed up on the electronic pitch side advertising boards midway through the first half.
It marked another embarrassing moment for Barça after they named new signing Dani Olmo in their matchday squad but were still unable to register him for action.
Fortunately, Lamine Yamal soon opened the scoring with a sublime strike as the hosts banished their latest faux pas with an eventual 2-1 victory.