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Gundogan confirms Barca talks

Ilkay Gundogan has confirmed that he is “holding talks” with Barcelona, but the Catalans are also competing with Bayern Munich for the midfielder.

Links between the Borussia Dortmund star and Spanish doublewinners have intensified considerably in the last month, and the player has now corroborated the speculation by revealing negotiations with the club are under way.

“[On whether he is in talks with Barca and Bayern], we are holding talks yes, but no decision has been made,” he told the Daily Mail.

“I can't say more than that on this. “I’ll leave [my Dortmund future] open as to whether they continue with or without me.

“BVB are a great team a really good Coach is coming. I don’t know how the team will look next season.

“The challenge will be to get the great potential of this team back on the pitch. We managed to do that too little during the last year.

“In some ways we’re glad this difficult season is over now.”

Due to the terms of their transfer ban, Barca will not be able to sign the 24-year-old, whose contract expires next summer, until January 2016.

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