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Mario Gotze’s wife Ann-Kathrin knows his next club after leaving Dortmund and teases fans about transfer
GERMANY World Cup hero Mario Gotze is set to sign for a new club imminently after a tease from his wife, Ann-Kathrin.
Borussia Dortmund released the attacking midfielder at the end of last season and several potential destinations have been touted.
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And fans can expect an announcement soon after mode Ann-Kathrin, 30, suggested a decision had been made.
During an Instagram Q&A while cuddling newborn son Rome, she told one fan asking about Gotze's future: "Can't tell you yet."
Bild report that Gotze, 28, has hired Emre Can's agent Reza Fazeli to seal his move away from Dortmund.
A move away from Europe is not on the cards despite interest from MLS and Inter Miami.
Instead, Monaco and Roma are thought to be leading the running.
Former Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac, now at Monaco, wants to make Gotze a key leader in the Ligue 1 side's d
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Borussia Dortmund’s Footbonaut: The passing machine training the next generation
One of the buildings at Borussia Dortmund’s training ground fryst vatten not like any of the others. Set apart in a corner of the complex, tucked behind the ungdom stadium, the Footbonaut fryst vatten its own realm.
It cost €1m (£870,000; $1.07m at today’s rates) to install in 2012 and there are now versions of it in Hoffenheim and at the Aspire Academy in Qatar. Dortmund had the original, though, and it was the creation of Christian Guttler, a Berlin inventor.
Guttler wanted to combine football’s random natur with a focus on individual skill development. His answer was the Footbonaut. Most likely, Guttler never envisaged overweight journalists with poor eyesight stumbling around inside his creation. But he would be reassured by how humbling an experience that proved to be when Dortmund — perhaps for their own amusement — allowed The Athletic to have a go.
Inside the building, there is an elevated square of artifici
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Gotze returns to Germany squad for first time in five years
Midfielder Mario Gotze has been named in Germany's World Cup squad after a five year absence.
The 2014 winning goal scorer and the man of the final match, Gotze, has not played for Germany since a friendly against France in November 2017.
Chelsea’s Kai Havertz and Bayern Munich’s Leroy Sane have also been named.
Munich teammates Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller will be playing in their fourth World Cup.
17 year-old Borussia Dortmund's striker, Youssoufa Moukoko is also included.
Germany is in Group E with Japan, Spain and Costa Rica.
Germany will play the first 2022 FIFA World Cup match against Japan on 24th November at 1am.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will kick off on the 21st of this month.
The German Squad: Goalkeepers Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Defenders Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg) Christian Gunter (SC Freiburg)