Borussia Dortmund teenager Mario Gotze not for sale, says club CEO – Bundesliga news
Hans-Joachim Watzke, CEO of German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund, has made it clear that young German midfielder Mario Gotze is not available for any price and has said that BVB are determined to hold on to the youngster.
Mario Gotze has allegedly caught the attention of a host of top European clubs after impressing for the Yellow and Blacks in the second half of the 2010/11 Bundesliga campaign. It has been reported that English Premier League side, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 FC, are keen on
bringing the 18-year-old to the Emirates. However, Hans-Joachim has made it clear that the player will stay at the Ruhr club beyond the current campaign.
While talking to the media, the Borussia Dortmund CEO said, "Mario [Gotze] is not for sale at any price. We won't even sell him for several oil fields."
Mario Gotze is a product of the Borussia Dortmund youth academy and has developed into an integral part of the Dortmund side since making his first appearance for the club in November 2009. This season, Gotze has scored six goals along with 11 assists in
32 Bundesliga outings. The young German is considered to be a potential star in the making owing much to his technical skill, speed and creativity in the middle of the park.
Gotze gained prominence at the start of 2011, when star player http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Japan-c2928 to play in the AFC Asian Cup. Kagawa’s return was expected to relegate the youngster to the bench. However, Kagawa’s season was prematurely ended after an ankle
injury in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nuri-Sahin-c28251 has earned him a regular spot in the Borussia Dortmund side
that were recently crowned 2010/2011 German Bundesliga champions.
Gotze has made 36 appearances for Borussia Dortmund so far in his young career, and has scored six goals. The 18-year-old made his debut for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015.
Since then, German tactician Joachim Loew has handed the highly-rated teenager three appearances for Die Mannschaft.
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