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It seems Manchester City have landed one of their prime targets for this summer in Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan.

City expect to finalise the transfer of Ilkay Gundogan from Dortmund at the end of the season.

Gundogan has been recently plagued with injuries, but not before being a key player for Dortmund over the past few seasons. City were interested in pay around £28 million for the midfielder but it seems the German Club wanted around £34 million for the player.

However, it seems the Citizens have offered around 30 million for the 25 year old and believe Dortmund have accepted the transfer fee for the German. Both Incoming manager Pep Guardiola and football director Txiki Begiristain were very keen on the transfer to go through after meeting with Gundogan.

It seems the announcement with respect to the transfer will be made at the end of the season. The addition of the German midfielder would certainly boost the City line up given the imminent departure of Yaya Toure. City are very much keen to bring down the average age of the team and the addition of Gundogan would certainly help in that respect.

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is reportedly very much tracked by League Cup champions Manchester City.

Manchester City have emerged as the favourites for Borussia Dortmund's Ilkay Gundogan

There have been reports that Gundogan, who has been contracted to Dortmund till the summer of 2017, has denied the renewal of his contract with his current club. It seems as a result, Dortmund do not want to lose their star midfielder for free next summer and are interested in selling the German this summer itself.

Manchester City, looking to take advantage of the situation, are reported to be widely interested in landing the German midfielder to the Etihad and it seems that Gundogan would also be equally willing to play under their next manager Pep Guardiola.

Although City are considered favourites for the signature of the 25 year old, Gundogan has also been heavily linked with the likes of Arsenal, Barcelona and Juventus.

Gundogan had been troubled with various injuries in his career but has been showing good form for Dortmund this season under new manager Thomas Tuchel.