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Gundogan relishing Germany return
- Updated: October 6, 2016
Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is looking forward to making his international comeback after missing almost a year due to a string of injuries, but he is not yet thinking about the 2018 World Cup.
World champions Germany take on the Czech Republic on October 8 and host Northern Ireland three days later in World Cup Qualifiers, with Gundogan hoping to win his first cap since November 2015.
The talented 25-year-old, who signed for Manchester City in the close season and has shed almost four kilos as he returned to fitness, missed the 2014 World Cup as well as Euro 2016 through injury.
“It is great to be here again. I did not realise it was actually such a long time since my last game. But I know the feeling …