In the past few weeks, rumors about Ilkay Gundogan leaving Barcelona have been circulating, which is pretty peculiar, to say the least. It has been less than six months since Gundogan joined Barcelona, but we must add that these rumors have been going around.

It was reported not too long ago that the 33-year-old midfielder had expressed interest in moving to Turkey in order to play for Galatasaray. However, the player and his agency intervened promptly to dispel the rumors that he was interested in moving to Turkey.

How open is Gundogan to a move from Saudi Arabia?

Now, according to sources in Saudi Arabia, which were transmitted by SPORT, Gundogan is open to moving to the Middle Eastern nation, despite the fact that he had previously declined to relocate there during the summer of last year.

It was recently reported by Saad Al-Ladhim, who is the director of the competition committee of the Saudi Arabian Federation, that there was a football player who had previously declined to relocate to the country during the summer of last year, but who had called them to advise them that he would be joining a team that competes in their league.

The daily Asharq Al-Awsat went on to disclose the news and then stated that the player in issue was none other than Gundogan, who plays for Barcelona. He did not identify a name in his comments, but the publication went on to report the story.

After spending a significant amount of money to recruit the most famous players to their league, Saudi Arabia has no intention of slowing down in the coming year and will search for further players who are considered to be marquees.

The name of Marcos Alonso has also emerged as a prospective target for the Saudi Arabian teams, and Robert Lewandowski, who plays for Barcelona, has previously been widely connected to the Saudi Arabian clubs.

 Currently, Gundogan’s name is also being brought up in the rumor mill, despite the fact that it is highly improbable that the accusations have any basis in reality.

Gundogan enjoying his time in Barcelona

Earlier, it was mentioned that Gundogan and his agency had already dispelled rumors that he might be sent to Turkey.

Having stated, “I am very happy in Spain, in my club,” the midfielder had made it quite apparent that he was content and happy with his current position at Barcelona.

These rumors regarding Gundogan wishing to depart for Turkey and now Saudi Arabia should to be treated with a grain of salt taking into consideration that he is currently playing regularly under Xavi and that his contract is set to expire in 2025.