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Ilkay Gundogan appeared to snub a photograph opportunity pinch his Barcelona team-mates astatine nan Ballon d'Or awards ceremony.
The German midfielder moved to Barcelona successful nan summer aft a hugely dressed up spell with Manchester City. Gundogan won 14 trophies during his 7 seasons astatine nan Etihad - including 5 Premier League titles - and was skipper arsenic City won nan Treble past season.
His performances while pinch City saw him successful nan moving for nan prestigious Ballon d'Or trophy, earlier he ended up ranking successful 14th.
At nan ceremonial connected Monday successful Paris, he was joined by Barcelona vice-president Rafa Yuste, president Joan Laporta and team-mates Alejandro Balde and Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Balde came seventh successful nan Kopa Trophy - nan grant fixed to nan champion subordinate nether nan property of 21 - while Ter Stegen came 5th successful nan Yashin Trophy standings - nan grant fixed to nan champion goalkeeper successful nan world.
Ilkay Gundogan seemed to snub his Barcelona team-mates astatine nan Ballon d'Or awards ceremony
As they posed together for a photo, Gundogan (front centre) appeared to locomotion disconnected connected his own
However, arsenic nan quintet posed for a photograph together connected nan reddish carpet, Gundogan seemed to conscionable locomotion disconnected connected his own.
Balde looked shocked by his team-mates actions, earlier deciding against bringing him back.
Gundogan stepping disconnected comes aft he slammed his team-mates for their guidance to their 2-1 El Clasico conclusion against Real Madrid.
The German midfielder had scored his first Barcelona extremity to put them 1-0 up, earlier 2 Jude Bellingham strikes - including 1 successful wounded clip - meant they suffered a achy loss.
Speaking post-match, Gundogan suggested that his Barcelona team-mates were not wounded capable by nan conclusion arsenic he said: 'Of people group are disappointed but aft specified a large game, and specified result, I wish location was much anger, vexation and disappointment.
'There has to beryllium much emotion, particularly erstwhile you lose. You cognize you tin do amended successful definite situations and you don't react, and this transfers to nan transportation astatine nan extremity of nan day.'
Barcelona person now dropped points successful 3 of their past 5 convention matches and are 4 points down Real and LaLiga's astonishment package Girona.
Gundogan's post-match comments and photograph snub travel amid various reports he is unsettled astatine nan nine contempt only joining successful nan summer.
Those snubbed included left-back Alejandro Balde (left) and Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (right)
The evident snub comes aft Gundogan criticised his team-mates aft their El Clasico loss
For example, reports collapsed connected Wednesday that Barcelona apologised to him and his wife Sara Arfaoui aft making them consciousness 'abandoned' pursuing their arrival.
The study claimed Gundogan had complained to nan nine that he was disappointed pinch nan magnitude of support he received erstwhile he was settling in.
He expected to person much thief pinch things specified arsenic housing, transport, and attraction for his family and fto his feelings beryllium known arsenic a result.
However, reports successful Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo suggest Gundogan's determination to time off nan squad photograph was because he was being taken disconnected for a photograph by nan arena organisers of him unsocial connected nan reddish carpet.
