Germany coach Joachim Low has suggested Mario Gotze would better serve his career by leaving Bayern Munich . Former Borussia ...
Germany coach Joachim Low has suggested Mario Gotze would better serve his career by leaving Bayern Munich.
Former
Borussia Dortmund forward Gotze scored the winning goal to secure a 1-0
extra-time triumph for Low's side over Argentina in the 2014 World Cup
final.
The anticipated kick-on to global
superstardom has not materialised for the 23-year-old, with form and
fitness struggles preventing him from nailing down a regular starting
spot under Pep Guardiola at Bayern.
Guardiola
makes way for Carlo Ancelotti at the Allianz Arena after Saturday's DFB
Pokal final against Dortmund, while Gotze continues to be linked to a
reunion with former boss Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
Speaking
to Suddeutsche Zeitung, Low stated such a move could be welcome for
Gotze – citing progress made by Toni Kroos since the Germany midfielder
swapped Bayern for Real Madrid two years ago.
"Generally I say sometimes a change can put more forces free - a new environment, new challenges, new stimuli," Low said.
"Look at the development of Toni Kroos. At Bayern he was great; in Madrid he has made a leap yet again."
Low added: "He
[Gotze] needs a coach who wants to have him in his team. But that is
not a criticism of Bayern, certainly not to Pep Guardiola."
