Overview

• Ilkay Gündogan was not in Manchester City’s matchday squad against Tottenham on Saturday, according to SPORT1.
• He remained on the bench for the full 90 minutes in the opening win over Wolverhampton, indicating reduced involvement.
• Pep Guardiola has publicly said the senior squad is too large and that he wants departures to avoid leaving players at home.
• BILD reports Gündogan can imagine a Bundesliga return and puts the chances of a transfer at roughly 50:50, while a move to Galatasaray is described as unlikely due to salary demands.
• Guardiola again started James Trafford over long-time No. 1 Ederson and left defender Manuel Akanji out, reinforcing a broader reshuffle.