Despite initially announcing he would not sign a new deal with the club and looking set to move on from Dortmund, the 24-year-old signed a one-year extension last Wednesday.
And Gundogan, who was jeered by fans during the 17-0 win in Saturday's charity match, insisted that he is happy to remain at the club and is confident he can win back the love of the fans.
"I believe that if I perform well and become a better player I can convince a lot of people," the Germany international told Bild . "Hopefully I can also convince the ones that are upset now.
"They are upset because they believed what was said in the newspapers. I would have believed that as well if I was an outsider. I can even understand why fans are whistling me now. The situation was painted wrongly to the public.
"But the club and myself know the truth. Both sides always confirmed that we treated each other honestly and fairly. I had lucrative offers that BVB knew of and I deliberately turned them down to stay."
Gundogan was ruled out of all of the 2013-14 season, having picked up an injury in his side's first league game of that campaign, and was unable to help Dortmund achieve higher than their seventh-place Bundesliga finish last term in Jurgen Klopp's final year in charge.
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