#9 Mario Götze
"He's leaving because he's Guardiola's favourite. If it's anyone's fault, it's mine. I can't make myself shorter and learn Spanish,” the words of the ever-hilarious character of Jürgen Klopp following Götze’s move to bitter rivals Bayern Munich.
Prior to Götze’s move, the two clubs had been tussling at the top for the ultimate authority in German football and a big part of the reason why Dortmund had attained such a position was due to Götze’s attacking prowess. The midfielder was the pinnacle of a youth development programme unmatched by any other club’s in Europe, but when he made the move to Munich, Dortmund’s decline began.
Many pundits were quick to point out that Götze had little to gain from a move to Munich; Dortmund were only marginally less successful, it was a move within the same league and Götze would undoubtedly get more game time at the Signal Iduna Park. Nonetheless, he made the move and fans were swept over with a great sense of confusion as well as seething anger.
