MARIO GOTZE’S dance in a leopard print dress was the final straw for Borussia Dortmund chiefs, according to reports.
The club announced that the playmaker is leaving the club at the end of the season on a free transfer.
Gotze starred in a social media video with his wife
The Germany ace then wore his wife’s leopard-print skirt
Gotze, 27, returned to Signal Iduna Park from Bayern Munich in 2016 – but fitness and health problems have prevented him from making the same kind of impact the second time around.
He has been limited to just five league appearances this season leaving his career at a crossroads in the summer.
According to Bild, Dortmund decided to let Gotze leave for nothing at the end of the season because he has failed to progress on the field.
But they claim his lifestyle off it has also been a contributing factor.
With an Instagram following of 8.4million followers, they suggest the player has become more worried about his social presence alongside wife and influencer Ann-Kathrin Brommel.
That was confirmed when the pair starred in a TikTok video where Gotze ended up wearing his wife’s leopard print dress.
Despite his fall from grace after scoring the winner in the 2014 World Cup final, Gotze will not be short of suitors as he plots his next move.
The coronavirus pandemic has crippled many clubs’ finances, leaving them with little wriggle room in the transfer market.
So the prospect of signing a player of Gotze’s calibre on a free transfer should appeal to many teams.
Bild last month claimed, however, that it would only be “category b” clubs interested in him – with his days of being linked to the great and good of Europe’s top table over.
Two Premier League clubs mentioned were West Ham United and Everton.
Mario Gotze does martial arts workout to improve fitness for Borussia Dortmund
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
