FC Barcelona has completed the signing of German International midfielder, Ilkay Gundogan from Manchester City.

The 32-year-old’s contract with City expired at the end of the month and was allowed to leave the club on a free transfer.

Gundogan agreed to join Barca on a two-year deal with the option for a third year, and his release clause has been fixed at €400 million.

“Today is bittersweet. Goodbyes are never easy, but it’s even harder with this team,” Gundogan wrote in the Players Tribune.

“When I had to break the news to the boys that I was leaving in our group chat, I was very emotional.

I will miss all of them, honestly. But I am happy to say that I’m leaving here as a champion, and I have nothing but love for the club in my heart. How many footballers can say goodbye as the captain of a treble team?

“It’s amazing what we achieved. Five Premier League titles in my seven years here. Two FA Cups. The Champions League. The treble. But those are just trophies.

The thing that I will remember the most is the feeling inside the squad, especially this season. I’ve never experienced something like it in football.”

If I was going to move, there is only one club in the world that made sense. It was Barcelona or nothing,” Gundogan added.

“Ever since I was a little kid, I dreamed of wearing that shirt some day. I am confident that I have a few more years left at the highest level, and I just want to help bring Barcelona back to where they deserve to be.

“It will be a reunion with my old friend Lewa, and I’m excited to play under another manager who I have admired for a long time.

When Xavi and I talked about the project, it just seemed so natural. I see so many similarities between us as characters and in the way we see the game.”