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Mark Wakefield

Mario Gotze admits regret after turning down Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool to sign for Dortmund

Mario Gotze has once again spoken about his regret at not signing for Liverpool.

The World Cup winner with Germany was heavily linked with a move to Anfield in the summer of 2016. It was Jurgen Klopp’s first summer window as Liverpool manager, and was keen to bring Gotze to the club.

Rather than move to Merseyside, Gotze opted to leave Bayern Munich in favour of joining his old club Borussia Dortmund, who he had left three years previously. After not being successful at signing Gotze, Klopp moved to bring Sadio Mane to Liverpool from Southampton.

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