How often do you have a chance to sign a multiply Bundesliga winner in his prime years for only 4 million euros? Not so often, so when the opportunity came, Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt took their chance and signed Mario Götze from PSV Eindhoven. It is hard to believe that this player is only 30 years old. In his prime years, and with a bunch of trophies to show for already, this is the player Frankfurt needs in the upcoming season, in which they will play in the Champions League, as Europa League winners.Ihr wolltet ihn. Da habt ihr ihn! 🔥Willkommen in Frankfurt, Mario Götze! 🙌#Götze2025 #SGE pic.twitter.com/nKondLAXSa— Europa League Sieger 2022 (@Eintracht) June 21, 2022 But why was Gotze out of Bundesliga for the last two years? Why has five time Bundesliga winner and World Cup champion moved to Netherlands? Since becoming the highest paid German footballer in 2013, when Bayern Munich paid the release fee to his arch rival Dortmund, Gotze went from winner to looser in a matter of years. Borussia’s youth product won two Bundesliga titles before surprisingly switching over to the rivals from Munich, where he won another thee titles, as well as World Cup with Germany in 2014, but he was never a regular with Pep Guardiola, who insisted to bring him in. In 2016 he returned to Borussia, but the second stint was not as good, as mysterious illness and poor form were the reason he eventually left the club.Mario Götze’s Bundesliga career by numbers:◉ 231 games◉ 57 goals◉ 50 assists◉ 5x title-winner◉ 2x Team of the Season◉ 1x Young Player of the YearHe’s come back home. 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/BZSVxZPxWO— Squawka (@Squawka) June 21, 2022 A complete revival of his career was needed and former Bayer Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt called him to PSV in 2020. The German tactician became Benfica’s coach this year and called Gotze, but he decided to join Frankfurt, in his last attempt to revive his career in native Germany.“From the stadium to the fans to the city, everything is just to my liking. I’m really looking forward to my return to the Bundesliga, as well as the chance to play in the Champions League. If you look back a few years, it has been steady positive growth, a development that was noticed not only in Germany but also in Europe. I’m looking forward to the journey, the challenge. I have a little son who turned two. It was also important for my family that I feel good, that they feel good, that we are back in Germany, that I can play in the Champions League again” said Gotze.(2.40) Addis Ababa Ketema (2.90) Sebeta City (3.15)If he can be at least 70% of what he used to be, he will be a bargain signing for Frankfurt, who needs a player with technical abilities which Gotze possess. He already knows two players in the current squad: he played with Sebastian Rode at FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund, and with Kevin Trapp in the German national team.
