BORUSSIA Dortmund are set to offload World Cup hero Mario Gotze in the summer transfer window.
His contract with the German giants ends on June 30 and there is no sign of an extension, according to German media outlet Bild.
Mario Gotze will become a free agent in the summer if he does not sign a new contract at Borussia DortmundCredit: Getty – Contributor
The outlet also says that the two sides, player and club, have decided they will not stay together.
Gotze is not in favor and has rejected a salary reduction to stay with Dortmund.
His salary would be cut down by 20 per cent to around £7.2million from around £9million.
Dortmund resigned the 27-year-old in 2016.
But he is now willing to walk away from the German giants for a second time due to the salary reduction.
He will be a free agent come the summer, so it gives Premier League teams the chance to snap him up.
Gotze scored the 2014 Germany World Cup winner against ArgentinaCredit: Getty – Contributor
Gotze left Dortmund in 2013 and joined Bayern Munich, and was Germany’s hero at the 2014 World Cup when he scored the winner in the final against Argentina.
He was diagnosed with a muscular disorder called myopathy, in 2016.
Fast forward to this season and he has found it difficult to cement his place into Lucien Favres squad.
Before the winter break, he started in only six games and played a total of 16.
The youngster scored three goals and had one assist.
Who’s interested?
Arsenal could still be a possibility they were previously interested in snapping him up, with Unai Emery having said he is willing to cough up the money Gotze was after.
Arsenal have been linked with him since 2011 when he burst onto the scene as a talented teenager.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
