Götze reveals he was close to being reunited with Klopp at Liverpool

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2026-07-19

New York (dpa) - Germany's 2014 World Cup hero Mario Götze has revealed he was close to joining Liverpool and being reunited with coach Jürgen Klopp 10 years ago and "100%" regrets not making the move to Anfield. Götze told The Athletic that his return to Borussia Dortmund after three years at Bayern Munich was "not the right idea" and that he snubbed Liverpool because he didn't consider them good enough at the time. He said he decided in favour......

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