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Former Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich attacking midfielder Mario Gotze, who scored the winning goal for Germany in the 2014 World Cup final, has opened up on rejecting the chance to sign for Liverpool.

"In 2016, I nearly went to a famous team in England called Liverpool," Gotze writes for The Players' Tribune.

Jurgen had been my coach at Dortmund, and I did not realise how lucky I was to have him.

"I went to his house in Liverpool, where we sat down together in the living room with our wives.

But why didn't Gotze want to move to England at the time even though Klopp was there?

"I wanted to win things right away.

"Liverpool had just finished eighth in England, and Dortmund had come second in Germany.

Former Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Gotze wishes he spent more time working under Jurgen Klopp?

I just didn’t think that far ahead."

Liverpool.com says: Gotze probably made a mistake by not signing for Liverpool but it worked out nicely for the Reds, who didn't end up playing with a number 10 when they were at their best under Klopp