lkay G ndo an To Boost Manchester City s Midfield

?lkay Gündo?an joined Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund on June 2, 2016 for a fee of 21 million pounds.

As one of the best midfielders in the world and Pep Guardiola's first signing as Manchester City manager, what role is ?lkay Gündo?an going to play to improve Manchester City's midfield and attack?

The English League is poised for one of the greatest showdown in the 2016/17 season. Pep Guardiola sees ?lkay Gündo?an as the perfect midfielder who can thrive in the role of an Andres Iniesta this coming season.

Gündo?an has had much experience right from VFL Bochum, Nuremberg to winning the Bundesliga twice in succession with Borussia Dortmund.

He has also featured in the Uefa Champions League disintegrating the midfield of Real Madrid C.F. in the semi-final of the 2012/13 Champions League and also scored in the final so his contributions for City in the tournament would provide invaluable support to the team.

Players with a low center of gravity is revered by Pep Guardiola and Gündo?an fits perfectly with that attribute as he comes into the midfield of City to add creativity and depth to the existing talents of Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Fernando, Delph and Yaya Toure.

Manchester City were lucky to qualify for the 2016/17 Champions League but the team has to play in the last qualifying round to make the group stage, something the acquisition of Gündo?an is going to help change this coming season.

?lkay Gündo?an to Add Intelligence, Creativity and Competition to Manchester City

Under coach Manuel Pelligrini last season, there were squad rotations in the teams setup as the performance and teamplay were not consistent and as a result key players were rested for some league matches because of City finding solace in the Champions League.

Gündo?an wins balls, creates chances, has great intelligence and exhibit tirelessness in his game in order to realize the objectives that he sets for himself at the end of the season.

Aside this, competition for spots is going to rise at the camp of City because Pep Guardiola barely rotates his squad. This would cause each City player to give 100 percent in order to make the Starting XI and compete week in and week out.

?lkay Gündo?an and Guardiola Have A Personal Score to Settle

Gündo?an lost the 2013 Champions League final to Bayern Munich. Pep Guardiola coached Bayern Munich to three consecutive Champions League semi-final defeats. Guardiola aims to cross the semi-final stage of the competition in three years, something the management of Manchester City would love to savor.

Gündo?an also aims to reach the Champions League final again after three years and lift the trophy, a dream his manager shares.

Gündo?an's desire to win and Pep Guardiola's desire to get one over the old rival in the Premier League would take Manchester City to new heights this campaign in a season where laurels would be hard to come by.