German soccer director Borussia Dortmund, Michael Zork, said on Saturday that Mario Gotze will leave the squad at the end of the season.
Zork added - in his statements to "Sky" - "We agreed not to continue working together after the current season," noting that the decision was made in mutual agreement with the 27-year-old.
Goetze, who scored the winning goal for the German national team in the net against Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final, returned to Dortmund in 2016 after a lackluster period spent with Bayern Munich, but he is no longer a key element of the team.
"It was a joint decision, and it is respected ... Mario was a wonderful boy," Zork said.
As usual, Goetze sat on the bench during the match against Wolfsburg, while coach Lucien Favre confirmed that he had no place for Gotze in the star-studded teams, which were predominantly young.
"At the moment we are following 4-3-3 gameplay, and I have made it clear to him that it is not the ideal gameplay for him. The truth should be said here," Favre said.
Gotze has rarely been involved since Favre took over in Dortmund in 2018.
Gotze moved to Bayern Munich in 2013, after a period of brilliance in Dortmund after he made his debut with the team in November 2009, but his career with the Bavarian club did not have the expected success to return to Dortmund in 2016, where misfortune continued to lie with him, whether The level of performance or multiple injuries sustained.
Gotze may face great difficulty joining a new team during the emerging Corona Virus crisis.
"I do not expect that the major clubs will seek after Mario Gotze, I think he should show more modesty about the club and the salary," former German star Lothar Matthews told Sky Sports last month.
It was reported that negotiations with Dortmund over the extension of the contract failed due to the player's unwillingness to cut his salary, and his high financial demands may have stalled his accession to a new team.