Barcelona manager Hansi Flick addresses Ilkay Gundogan exit, Dani Olmo registration and Andreas Christensen

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick is going into his second game of the season, seeking his first home victory as Blaugrana manager at Montjuic. Their opponent, Athletic Club, will not be an easy challenge, but most of the week has been dominated by transfer talk.

Chiefly Ilkay Gundogan, who completed a move to Manchester City just half an hour before Flick spoke. Gundogan made it clear he was leaving the club to help out their finances. Flick had said last Saturday, that he felt Gundogan would stay after a conversation with him the previous week.

“Against Valencia I already had that question. He wanted to help us but changed his mind this week. It happens. I know him as a player and a person, and I can only say good things about him. He is a fantastic player and person.”

Meanwhile part of the reason Gundogan was invited to exit by Barcelona was to register Dani Olmo, after his €55m plus €7m in variables signing from RB Leipzig. At the time of writing, Barcelona have been unable to fix it.

“It’s not my job to talk about registrations. I really like [Olmo’s] work, he’s ready to play. I hope he’s ready for tomorrow. He’s a fantastic player. I see him in training, under pressure, in front of goal, and he’s absolutely fantastic. For the team, it’s positive, so we hope we can see him.”

As the finances bite hard at Barcelona, Andreas Christensen has been touted as the next surprise exit from Barcelona. Flick was asked if he would be having a similar conversation Danish international as he did with Gundogan beforehand.

“Why should I talk to him? Obviously I talk to him. About what we see. He had some problem that forced him to train individually. He is a fantastic player, a fantastic defender. He must be 100% ak. At 80% we don’t Enough”

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