​The 32-year-old Manchester City midfielder Gundogan joined Barcelona freely

Barcelona officially announced that Manchester City midfielder Gundogan has joined the team and will officially become a member of the Red and Blues next season.

Gundogan is 32 years old. His contract with Manchester City expired this summer. This time he joined Barcelona in the form of a free transfer.

Barcelona will sign a "2+1" contract with Gundogan. The two parties will sign for two years until June 2025. At that time, Barcelona will also have a one-year contract extension option. Gundogan's contract has a liquidated damages clause, amounting to 400 million euros.

Since joining Manchester City in the summer of 2016, Gundogan has played a total of 304 official games on behalf of Blue Moon, scoring 60 goals and assisting 40 times, helping the team win 1 Champions League, 5 Premier Leagues, 2 FA Cups, 4 Champions of the League Cup and 2 Community Shield Cups.