http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1041270/mario-gotze-signs-new-dortmund-deal?cc=4716 Signed with Dortmund until 2016. Can't say I'm disappointed, I was never to keen on signing him, and I don't understand why so many kept saying we have to get him! We have to get him! Last year no Arsenal fan was mentioning his name, this season when his name gets linked with us, all of a sudden he turned into THE ONE that Arsenal had to get and he was on the tongue of every Arsenal fan like he was some god sent player.
So Gotze is not coming to Arsenal...or any other team: http://www.bundesliga.de/en/liga/news/2011/0000208312.php
just because he signed a new contract dont mean anything he had 2 years left on his contract before and dortmund would never have got 30 mil for him now though is different they could get that 30 mil maybe more
Yup, it's to put the price up. They do it now so that by the summer it won't be remembered. Clubs will just look at the length of his contract and see its 4 years instead of 2 when they think about the transfer fee.
As long as we don't sign Hazard, i'll be happy. The guy has spent the season whoring himself out to the highest bidder.
We need someone. Relying on Rosicky is bad, with his injury history, he'll miss out again soon, and then we're stuc with Ramsey <shudder>
Seriously, what is this hatred of Ramsey? He played bad for a bit, but he's only really had 1 season of first team football. He'll be so much better next season.
Goetze will stay at dortmound for ages. Why wouldnt he? They are flying. He is german and at home (german players often stick in germany). He is at probably the club with the most exciting future in all of europe - amazing up and coming players He plays at one of the best atmospheres in europe every week. He gets recognition and already has german caps whilst playing at dortmound. The german league is up and coming and I suspect his salary is very decent. Why would he move? Makes no sense. He doesnt seem like a money grabbing mug. He will stay there for ages before leaving. And if he does leave there is every chance he would just move to bayern.
What hatred? he just isnt good enough right now. He has shown that this year. In the future will he be good enough? Maybe. Is he now or will he be next year? Not a chance.
To be fair bale has done similar int he press with the rumoured real and barca interest What is funny about that is bale is so desperate and delluded because he wouldnt even get in our team
It's his Favourite team too, so we'd have to offer him insane wages to join us. Plus the dortmund shirt is nicer than ours.
I think we might take him as a left back, in honesty, but we would need to train him up a bit technically.
Maybe but would take him at least a year to learn how to defend and position himself. With his ego i couldnt see it working though. Bale is a lost cause. Years of frustration ahead of any team which is unfortunate enough to own him.
