Manchester City midfielder, Ilkay Gundogan has said he is not in a hurry to sign a new deal at his club amid current negotiations.
The German will see his contract expire at the end of next season and City are ready to extend his stay.
Pep Guardiola recently described him as an “incredibly important player” to his squad but IIkay is simply relaxed over putting pen to paper.
His words, “I’m very happy here,”
“I’m not the youngest any more, [it] just needs sometimes a little bit of time, you know?
“The club doesn’t rush me, I don’t rush myself, so I have still more than one year to go so I try to see it relaxed and then we will see.
“I think in terms of playing football, in terms of enjoying the game, at the moment in Europe there is not really a better place than here.
“Obviously that’s a great sign when one of the greatest managers asks you to stay in this team.”
On if his role changes while he is at the club, he said, “You have a lot of responsibility in terms of having defensive stability, so that’s why you have to take care, especially when your opponent has pacy players up front like Bournemouth,” he said.
“I think we controlled everything quite well and for me it’s just another job, I just have to be aware that I’m not really allowed to go much up front, but that’s fine, I know we have a lot of quality there so I just try to fulfil my role in that position and when we are able to not concede and win the game I am also very happy.”
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