{"id":18270,"date":"2023-11-19T15:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T14:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=18270"},"modified":"2025-03-24T15:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:04:06","slug":"gundogan-im-here-for-xavi-the-promise-pep-made-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/gundogan-im-here-for-xavi-the-promise-pep-made-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Gundogan: &#8216;I&#8217;m here for Xavi; the promise Pep made me&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelona.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barcelona<\/a> midfielder Ilkay Gundogan says he is happy playing for coach Xavi. Gundogan\u2019s agent dispelled claims that he spoke with Galatasaray officials about a move in January.<br>\n<br>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Gundogan stated: &#8220;I have a good relationship with Xavi. 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