According to reports from The Metro yesterday afternoon, Bayern Munich’s wantaway attacker Mario Gotze is eyeing a £50million move to Arsenal this summer.
The German international is best famed for his winning goal in last summer’s World Cup final but has struggled at club level since swapping Borussia Dortmund for Bayern in summer 2013.
Despite recording 30 goals in 93 appearances across all competitions, manager Pep Guardiola has often excluded him from the Bavarians’ most important fixtures – particularly in the Champions League.
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That lead Agent Volker Struth to claim last month that Guardiola has ‘destroyed’ his client, whilst the 23 year-old has discussed a breakdown in communication between himself and the former Barcelona boss and hinted this future with the German champions remains undecided. Meanwhile, club icon Giovane Elber believes the 23 year-old is ‘unhappy‘ at Bayern.
That’s resulted in links with Chelsea and Manchester United in the last few weeks. But according to The Metro, who cite Goal.com’s Transfer Centre, the attacking midfielder would prefer a move to Arsenal this summer.
They also claim Emirates gaffer Arsene Wenger is preparing a bid just shy of £50million, amid his search for ‘exceptional’ signings.