7 stars Liverpool failed to sign under Jurgen Klopp

Klopp didn't land all his targets at Liverpool
Klopp didn't land all his targets at Liverpool

#4 Mario Gotze

Gotze returned to Borussia Dortmund in 2016
Gotze returned to Borussia Dortmund in 2016

The highlight of Mario Gotze’s football career is scoring the winning goal in the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup but the best years of his professional career was under Klopp at Dortmund.

Gotze made a controversial move to Bayern in 2013 to play under Pep Guardiola but fitness issues plagued his time at the club and he was left on the bench for most of his stint under Guardiola.

In 2016, Gotze was free to leave Bayern and rumours of a possible reunion with Klopp at Liverpool surfaced. However, a move never happened and it is said that Klopp was unsure of signing Gotze as he only wanted players who were 100% committed to the cause. This is because Gotze stated that he wanted to keep his options open after Euro 2016.

It is also said that Gotze believed a return to Borussia Dortmund was best suited for his career at that moment and that’s what happened. However, he has not been able to find the magic touch that he had under Klopp and he is often linked with a move to Liverpool to play under Klopp.

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