Ilkay Gündogan's departure from Barcelona to return to Manchester City (with only the official announcement pending) has surprised many, including Toni Kroos.

After Fabrizio Romano reported on social media that Barcelona was letting the midfielder leave on a free transfer, the former Real Madrid player couldn’t resist reacting to the post.

“WOW 🙈🙈🙈” was the exact comment written by the recently retired Toni Kroos. This reaction quickly went viral and garnered thousands of likes.

It’s not hard to guess what Toni Kroos might think about Barcelona letting a midfielder of such quality go. After all, who better to understand Gündogan’s quality than Kroos, who shared the midfield with him for years in Germany?

The German’s response reflects his disbelief at Barcelona's decision, which is driven not by footballing reasons but by financial ones.