5 players who got injured soon after they joined their new club

#2 Ilkay Gundogan

Gundogan had just scored a brace against Barcelona when a knee injury ruled him out for nine months

Ikay Gundogan was always considered to be a wonderful footballer at Borussia Dortmund, but many people were unsure of where he would go if he was to leave the German club. That was until Pep Guardiola came calling.

Having just taken charge at Manchester City, Guardiola was starting to stamp his authority at the club and buy players that suited his philosophy. One of those players who he purchased in his first transfer window was Gundogan, at a bargain price of around £20 million.

And despite City’s other midfield talent in Fernandinho, David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Yaya Toure, the German established his central midfield spot rather quickly. To add to that, he scored five goals in all competitions by December, including two against Barcelona at the Etihad, firmly silencing those who suggested he was not good enough.

However, disaster struck in December, just a few months after joining City, when he felt a problem in his left knee against Watford. He was substituted with what was to believed to be ligament damage, and the initial thoughts were correct, but they just didn’t know how bad the damage was.

Gundogan tore his cruciate ligaments in his right knee, and only made a return to the first team after nine months out in mid-September. The injury was devastating for the 27-year-old. Luckily for him, it wasn’t in a World Cup year.