BVB: The future of Mario Götze is uncertain - hospital stay instead of management position against Hertha

Mario Götze has to leave BVB. Is a transfer within the Bundesliga likely or is the offensive player going abroad? The news ticker.

• After this season, Mario Götze's contract at Borussia Dortmund expires .
• Michael Zorc has confirmed that the paths will separate at the end of the season.
• A German soccer icon sees "play style of the modern age" as the biggest hurdle for Götze.

Update of June 6, 6:20 p.m .: Before BVB's game against Hertha BSC, Borussia Dortmund announced that Mario Götze would not be in the squad due to a hospital stay  . 

However, there is no need to worry about the health of the BVB star. Götze could soon announce something very joyful. His wife Ann-Katrin Götze is expecting the birth of the first child, as the association announced on Twitter.

Mario Götze is out of today's squad as he and his wife are expecting their first child

Good luck, Mario and Ann-Kathrin! pic.twitter.com/RDhlA5rXNf

Update of June 5, 11:23 p.m .: While Mario Götze's future remains uncertain, a former teammate experienced a shock. Julian Weigl is in the hospital after an attack.

Update from June 4, 4:55 p.m .:  Borussia Dortmund separates from Mario Götze in the summer . But where is the 28 year old going? In an interview, a German soccer legend spoke about the separation between BVB and the former top talent. 

Mario Götze: German legend sees "instinct footballer" Götze not in the "game style of modern times" 

Michael Ballack changed in 2002 at the age of 25 as an experienced Bundesliga player from Bayer Leverkusen to Bayern's biggest competitor at the time , FC Bayern *, and - unlike Götze - prevailed over the record champions. The three-time footballer of the year now also spoke about Götze's future. "Götze is a fantastic footballer and he was definitely one of the best we have ever had in Germany," said the 43-year-old in an interview with Sport1 . 

Ballack does not see Götze in a tactical environment.

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The reason for his failure in Dortmund is determined by Götze's way of playing. "The playing style of modern times has now been his doom. This high-speed pressing, the many sprints, he is not so predestined for that, ”says Ballack, who Götze describes as an“ instinct footballer ”,“ who knows where on the pitch he has to run and where the pass has to land ”.

And that's exactly where the former Chelsea professional sees the problem. "When a player like him is tasked with strict offensive and defensive tasks, he struggles and loses quality." Ballack advises the World Cup final hero to "look for a club where tactical constraints are not quite as good." are extreme ". After all, after a long period of suffering, he did not want to put his “insane” talent on the bench. But which clubs are suitable for Götze? Another Dortmund player worried the club bosses for other reasons.

Mario Götze: No longer a significant role in Dortmund - where does his path lead? 

Update from June 4th, 11:29: The farewell of Mario Götze at BVB is certain. However, it is not yet clear where his path will lead to. The list of candidates is long. But Götze could not be the only star to leave Borussia Dortmund . Jadon Sancho was in England recently - but for a hair-raising reason. 

Update from June 1, 3:40 pm: Borussia Dortmund's 6-1 win over SC Paderborn on Sunday evening was another big setback for Mario Götze . While his team was burning fireworks, the 27-year-old had to watch from the bench for over 90 minutes. The farewell from Dortmund has already been decided for the 2014 world champion , but there is still speculation as to which club Götze could play in the coming season. 

Marc-André ter about Mario Götze: "Would definitely fit into the Spanish league"

If it goes to Götze's former national team colleague Marc-André ter Stegen , the offensive player could hire in the upcoming season in the Spanish La Liga . In the interview with Goal, the former Gladbacher, who is now the undisputed number 1 in the goal of FC Barcelona, ​​found clear words in the direction of Götze . “Mario (Götze, editor's note) is a player who can handle the ball and push the game forward. He would definitely fit in the Spanish league. ”Ter Stegen, who has been playing in the Spanish House of Lords for almost six years, does not know whether the La Liga is an attractive target for the Dortmunders. 

In addition to ter Stegens FC Barcelona , Real Madrid and its city rival Atletico are known to be the absolute top clubs in the Spanish league. For Götze in its current form, however, an engagement with a second-tier club would be more likely. It remains to be seen whether Marc-André ter Stegen can meet his friend Mario Götze again on the pitch in the coming season .

Mario Götze: setback despite a win against Paderborn

Update from May 31, 7:24 pm: Against SC Paderborn , Mario Götze is once again on the bench . Without the playmaker, the black and yellow came into the game only slowly, but shortly after the restart at the second half, the knot burst and Dortmund shocked the hosts with a double strike and followed by a gala . At break, however, Favre hadn't bet on the creative man to crack the relegation candidate. Clear signs from the football professor. There is also the fact that Erling Haaland was missing from the game and Thorgan Hazard was the only top. Mario Götze is also known to have false 9-qualities. Favre decided to substitute Marcel Schmelzer, who had been forgotten, in the safe management. 

Jadon Sancho caused a sensation with his cheering after the goal to 2: 0. Like Weston McKennie and Marcus Thuram, he sent a gesture against racism to the United States . Protests are raging in the United States following the violent death of an African American who was suffocated by a police officer.

Mario Götze: Hansi Flick on his former protégé

Update from May 29, 8:15 p.m .:  The days of World Cup final hero Mario Götze in Dortmund are numbered, as BVB manager Zorc recently announced. But where does the former top talent go after his time in Dortmund and Munich ? A former coach Götzes now commented on his former protégé. 

Mario Götze: Hansi Flick praises World Cup heroes - "He is a"

Bayern coach Hansi Flick *, who sat next to Jogi Löw in the 2014 World Cup final against Argentina in the 1-0 win over Argentina, praised the former goal scorer at a press conference. "I've always had good contact with Mario," said Flick. However, he could only “say with difficulty how his development in Dortmund was”, so he probably didn’t want to presume to judge the midfielder. There was a lot of recognition from the successful Bayern coach *.

"He is a gifted footballer and I wish that he can get the time he has to his level of performance and that he can successfully play the last years without injury ," said Flick, referring to the long downtime in Götze recent years as well as the falling performance curve. This could go steep again in a new environment and club, but there are still only transfer speculations about the future of Mario Götze .

Mario Götze: Does a change of coach change in Dortmund Götze's situation?

Update of May 28, 1:55 p.m .: BVB's defeat in the Bundesliga cracker against FC Bayern could mean that Mario Götze is not the only one whose time at Borussia Dortmund ends in the summer. Even Lucien Favre is apparently on the brink of. Some spectacular candidates are already being traded as his successor. 

Will that change anything about Götze's future ? Difficult to imagine that the BVB bosses and the World Cup hero should still agree if a new coach comes. However: If it is someone who values ​​Götze's abilities, why not ?!

Update from May 27th, 10:42 pm:  What happens to Mario Götze ? Recently there were no new indications of where the World Cup hero could land after his BVB exit . An option that is currently circulating on Twitter should not be a serious alternative - but rather a joke.

Mario Götze changes to Schalke04 in summer. # Götze #BVB # S04 #Bundesliga

Götze at arch rival Schalke 04 ? Hardly imaginable. On the other hand: Götze has already turned his back on Dortmund and joined a team that is not necessarily good to speak of at BVB - FC Bayern Munich . But Götze is really going to S04 is extremely unlikely. For the miners, the focus is currently more on the sporting situation. It is precarious and coach David Wagner is under pressure. Will the crisis duel against Bremen be his last game? We are in the ticker.

"Many offers" after BVB-Aus? According to experts, a league makes "no more sense" for Götze

Update from May 27th, 1:46 pm: Mario Götze and  BVB - the separation is prepared, but could Mario Götze bring new momentum into the remaining games should the club separate from Lucien Favre ?

No, probably the last straw that would pull the World Cup hero off the bench is passé. Both Favre and Watzke denied the rumors that Favre's position was vacant. This leaves Götze only the time to consider options for his future career. 

Götze may be looking forward to the game between Leipzig and Hertha today - after all, the World Cup hero is always associated with the Berliners. At tz.de * there is the live ticker for all games on Wednesday evening.

Mario Götze: Substituted against Bayern Munich - press criticized Favres substitutions

Update from May 27, 10.43 a.m .: Lucien Favre even took on Mario Götze in yesterday's game against Bayern Munich. The offensive man came on the field in the 80th minute. 

But in ten minutes he couldn't take the game. The international press, meanwhile, was not satisfied with the substitutions * Lucien Favre made. 

The trainer should also be about to jump - known successors are traded. Even Niko Kovac is said to be in the candidate's field of vision. 

Mario Götze: Expert explains why the Bundesliga no longer makes sense after BVB

Update from May 26, 9.27 a.m .: Germany's prominent football players are concerned about the future of Mario Götze . Stefan Effenberg sees this abroad. "You played at the top clubs in Germany, you are our World Cup hero for life - now have the experience abroad. Also for personal development, ”said the ex-professional at t-online , listing options:“ England, Italy, Spain - I can well imagine that he will get good offers. The Bundesliga no longer makes sense to me. "

In the meantime, it makes Thomas Helmer sad how Götze's career has developed. The Sport1 moderator told the Augsburg general in view of his short time under Dortmund coach Lucien Favre : “It is very tragic. That Favre sees no more space for Götze in his system - okay. But when he was the only substitute on Saturday against Wolfsburg after five substitutions and was not used, I suffered with Götze. "Helmer speculates:" Maybe he's just too nice. He seems to accept it all. I wouldn't have done that. ”So Götze's fate became fatal? 

Mario Götze: does he play against Bayern Munich?

Update from May 25th, 08.08pm: On Tuesday evening there will be an absolute summit in the Bundesliga in Dortmund. When BVB receives the championship leader FC Bayern , all football fans from Germany will keep their eyes on the Signal Iduna Park.

Will you also see Mario Götze there? Hardly, at most on the bench. Because you chances that the 2014 World Cup hero will play against Bayern from the start are almost zero. Erling Haaland , Julian Brandt and Thorgan Hazard are currently on the offensive , something that super-youngster Jadon Sancho had to experience recently .

At FC Bayern, the first eleven also seems to stand for the top game. Merely with one personnel Hansi Flick did not want to commit itself yet.

Mario Götze: Transfer hammer after BVB-Aus? Statement from the Bundesliga club makes you listen

Update from May 25, 2:36 p.m .:  Mario Götze and Borussia Dortmund go their separate ways. But where is the BVB star heading now? Most recently, there had already been talk of a spectacular Bundesliga deal . Does Götze join Hertha BSC ?

Manager Michael Preetz has now expressed reluctance in this regard - but also not excluded a transfer of the World Cup hero. "I consider this the opening of the transfer summer, but I would also like to reply immediately that it is not only for Hertha BSC , but for the vast majority of clubs, if not all, that is much too early to speculate about what is going to happen you can do next summer, ”said Preetz at a virtual press conference in Berlin on Monday.

Ready to go! Bruno #Labbadia and @michaelpreetz have taken a seat in the media room and are now answering questions from press representatives about # RBLBSC. # Hahohe pic.twitter.com/fxsVODLcmy

Preetz is certain that the time for concrete transfer planning for the coming season will only come. After all, Hertha's chief financial officer Ingo Schiller recently said that Berliners are "on the opportunity side" in view of the fact that investor Lars Windhorst has paid millions in the difficult transfer market.

A former BVB star is apparently also in the shop window: What will become of Ousmane Dembélé?

After BVB-Aus for Götze: Failed transfer goals are in the room - reunification with Dante?

Update from May 25, 11:03 am:  Mario Götze and BVB - the former flagship marriage is now definitely before the end. The 2014 World Cup hero has been on the Dortmund siding for a long time, BVB sports director Michael Zorc has  now confirmed that the paths will separate.

Where is Götze going now? The first possible addresses such as Lazio Rome have already been mentioned, international experts have now brought other alternatives into the picture . And they are extremely adventurous! Aritz Gabilondo from Diario As  actually brought the RCD Mallorca into play. The reason is obvious: "The club has a good connection with Germany and German players, many Germans live there," says Gabilondo .

Mario Götze: BVB-Aus confirmed - transfer to Spain, France, England or Italy?

An international top address in the format of a FC Barcelona or Liverpool FC seems unrealistic - instead, Götze might consider options that are located one or two rows of shelves below.

Compared to the image brings  David Fioux by L'Équipe to OGC Nice and Lille this week, from England to Wolverhampton , Leicester and Newcastle considered potential god-takers. At Nice, Götze would meet Dante, with whom he played in Bavaria. 

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Or does he stay in the Bundesliga? The city of the new employer must certainly provide a certain glamor factor, after all, Götze's wife Ann-Kathrin is a well-known model and influencer. As might Rome - either AS or Lazio - very well be a possibility. 

If necessary, Super Mario could get inspiration from another German World Cup hero: Miroslav Klose . After leaving Bayern , he moved to Società Sportiva - and quickly became an absolute top performer there.

Götze will hardly be an issue for FC Bayern - the German classic is coming up on Tuesday. FCB coach Hansi Flick will be heard in advance at the press conference *.

After BVB-Aus for Götze: Spectacular Bundesliga deal is in the room - Schweinsteiger has a wish

Update from May 24, 7:19 p.m .:  Mario Götze  will leave BVB, that is certain since yesterday. World champion colleague  Bastian Schweinsteiger  thinks this is "very, very bad" as he explained in the "Sports Show". "We all know that Mario Götze was a very great talent. Now almost 28 years old, he is in the best football age. That's why I hope that he can find a club where he can get more minutes of play. " 

Götze's future does not have to lie with "a very large club", the seasons should be in the foreground. Would he get it from Hertha? This deal is now speculated again. (see update from 10.26 a.m.).

Mario Götze: BVB out! Spectacular Bundesliga deal is in the room

Update from May 24th, 10:26 am: Lothar Matthäus already has a concrete idea of ​​how things could go for Mario Götze after the BVB exit. "I would be happy to see the name Götze in the Bundesliga," said the record national player at Sky . Matthew also provides the name of a potential employer.

“ Hertha BSC , this idea has charm. He can surely increase the playful quality at Hertha, ”explained the TV expert. Götze would have to prepare for a “little salary waiver” when moving to Berlin. "But that doesn't hurt him. He has earned quite a bit in the past ten years, ”said Matthäus on Saturday evening.

Bruno Labbadia is now exactly the right coach for the last stagnating Götze. “Labbadia gives players confidence, as you can see with Vedad Ibisevic. Perhaps Hertha is writing a success story with Götze, ”speculated Matthäus.

Mario Götze: BVB hammer! World Cup hero must leave Dortmund - "It makes no sense"

Update from May 23, 3:00 p.m .: Spectacular news in the Mario Götze case - 30 minutes before a Bundesliga game. BVB sports director Michael Zorc said on the sky microphone that Borussia Dortmund will not extend the contract with world champion Mario Götze , which expires in the summer . The winner of the 2014 World Cup must leave Borussia Dortmund.

"We discussed it that way. It makes no sense to either side. The situation is unsatisfactory . It is normal for him to look for a new job, "explains Zorc:" He is a very deserved player, comes from our youth. It is also in his spirit that he is looking for a new job, perhaps abroad. "

Zorc continues: “I have had a very clean conversation with Mario in the past few days. We have agreed that we will not continue to work together after the season. It is in the interests of both parties. Mario is a really good boy . In addition, I believe that it will still be important to us this season. ”

Zorc said about the decision: “Both sides are in a situation that is not necessarily satisfactory. And then I think it's normal that he's looking for a new job. He is a very deserved player of ours, he comes from our own youth. It was a joint decision. It is also in his spirit that he is looking for a new job, perhaps abroad . We'll see."

BVB and Mario Götze split up at the end of the season.

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Favre unusually clearly about Götze: "You have to tell the truth"

Update from May 22, 2:42 p.m .: Mario Götze probably has no future at BVB. At the press conference before the Bundesliga matchday, coach Lucien Favre became unusually clear about the world champion. 

Favre about the 27-year-old: "We are currently playing in 3-4-3. I spoke to him clearly. It is not the ideal system for him. You have to tell the truth! "

Clear words. Dortmund had initially played in 4-2-3-1 - that the successful 3-4-3 system will now be changed again is considered extremely unlikely - and will continue to fuel rumors of changes, such as that recently to Italy.

BVB: Mario Götze will soon be gone? Italy club knocks - tempting offer

First report from May 7, 2020, 8:22 p.m .: Munich / Dortmund - It certainly sounds a bit macabre. But Mario Götze can probably be counted among the group of sporty Corona victims. The contract of the World Cup final scorer from 2014 expires after this season , he will hardly be able to stay with Borussia Dortmund , like apparently seven other stars. Because coach Lucien Favre simply no longer relies on the 27-year-old. In all six Startelfeinsätze it brought idol in the interrupted season, this year he was so far only 17 minutes on the court.

So the father-to-be had hardly any opportunity to stand in the shop window before the corona forced break and to prevent his market value from shrinking. But the pandemic is making the situation even more difficult, as hardly any club will throw the money out of the window with both hands in the upcoming transfer period - as it sometimes seemed in previous years. The generous hand money hoped for as a free transfer star with an international reputation will probably also be a few sizes smaller.

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Mario Götze: Interest apparently from Milan and Rome

After all, there is obviously a market for Götze. There is more and more evidence of a move to Italy . Inter Milan is said to have knocked last summer, which reported the Gazzetta dello Sport at that time. Now the Italian daily sports newspaper reports that Lazio is considering a commitment by the filigree technician. Also, AC Milan and AS Roma were taken already as a possible third professional station Gotze after the BVB and Bayern into play. Italy again and again.

But back to Lazio. At the capital's club, Igli Tare, a former Bundesliga professional, is the sports director. The Albanian took over the position as soon as he retired in 2008 - three years later thanks to the coup with Miroslav Klose . Both played together at 1. FC Kaiserslautern for a few months at the beginning of the career of the German national team's top scorer .

Mario Götze: At Lazio Rome he could play Champions League

The name Götze should still only be played as an idea with the Romans. Every euro wants to be spent with particular care in corona times. After all, Lazio, as runner-up in Serie A, are heading for their first participation in the Champions League after 13 years and, with just one point behind Krösus Juventus Turin, even have intact chances for the third championship title.

The prospect of further appearances in the premier class could be a real pound for Götze. With the “Golden Boy” from 2011, after ten years in the Bundesliga, there are some indications that the leap abroad could be imminent. He has recently been represented by the Düsseldorf agency "International Soccer Management" . Her clients also include Götzes BVB colleagues Emre Can, Mahmoud Dahoud and Marwin Hitz as well as the longtime Borusse Nuri Sahin.

Mario Götze: Now the same consultant as his trainer Favre

ISM boss Reza Fazeli also takes care of the concerns of professionals in Ligue 1 or Eredivisie. And about Götze's current trainer Favre. Even if he will certainly not have played a role in his decision to change consultants . In an interview with the German Press Agency , Götze spoke of " setting the course for the future of mine". He took this step with "intensive considerations".

He doesn't want to rush into the even more important decision: "What the sporting future will bring will only become apparent when a little normality has returned." At least the Bundesliga wants to resume play in May in order to make the interrupted season one worthy end. Maybe Götze will still have a few opportunities to show off his skills. Lazio sports director Tare will probably take a closer look.

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