We have been heavily tipped to reunite the 23-year-old with his former Borussia Dortmund mentor Jurgen Klopp at Anfield, but this development comes as a setback.
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Liverpool FC appear have been dealt a heavy blow after Mario Gotze declared his desire to stay with Bayern Munich next season.
The German midfielder is a top target for Liverpool.
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If Ancelotti can make the flashes of brilliance Gotze has showed in three years under Guardiola a more regular occurrence, Bayern will consider themselves very lucky that Gotze has decided for Bayern this year instead of looking for a move overseas.
“I will do everything possible to compete in top shape during my first training session with Carlo Ancelotti”, Gotze told the paper.
Bild also report that Gotze, who has just one year remaining on his current contract at the Allianz Arena, has split from his representatives, Sport Total.
Gotze revealed to Bild that he will stick with Bayern Munich AND can’t wait to play under Carlo Ancelotti. Reports out of Germany state that Gotze has parted ways with his representatives at SportsTotal, led by Volker Struth.
“After extensive deliberations and discussions in the past few weeks, we have together made a decision to terminate the cooperation”, a statement released on Monday read. The outcome was to the terminate the pair’s professional co-operation by mutual consent.
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Gotze added: ‘I thank SportsTotal for very good cooperation with many highlights and great memories that have shaped my career decisively’.
