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Fuck all of you. Gone for the weekend and I came back and saw 20+ new pages and was sure Jannsen was official and hoped for Goetze to be official or even close. Neither is true..
Ok, let me try againThe basic apparel sponsorship contract is likely not based on appearances (Götze signed for 10 years with Nike in 2012 for the largest sponsorship fee in German history), but these types of contracts are also heavy in incentives based on additional appearances at major tournaments, promotional events, TV advertising spots, etc. I'm sure that as long as he's on a team somewhere, he's going to get his base fee from Nike. He's still going to lose a million euros a year or more in those additional sponsorship fees and add-ons though.
I don't think it's penetrated the English speaking world, but Götze is a fucking mega-star in the German speaking world. He's the face of Nike in the country (where Adidas is king and so Nike has to push him heavily to try and balance that), he's on every ad board in every sporting goods store and he's literally one of the 3-5 most famous people in the country (I mean, he scored the goal that won the freaking World Cup after all). He's 24 years old and has 59 caps for Germany, for fuck's sake - he's been a superstar on a national level since he was 17 years old.
He needs to be playing, and he needs to be playing at a high profile situation. Inside or outside of Germany doesn't matter that much, but there's a lot of money riding on him actually being on a pitch (both for him and for Nike). If he's not going to be first choice for Bayern, then he's going to force himself out (and Bayern seems happy to push him to the door as well).
Matches - no sponsor can predict if a player falls out of favour for whatever reason so to sign a deal based on that would be insaneDo you mean matches, how he looks, or both? Because there's no way a player could just stop playing football, devote his life to pie eating, and still get paid for advertising sports equipment. I appreciate I've exaggerated to make a point, but if it reflects unfavourably on Nike they'll pull it.
He's a lot cheaper than Mario . Suits "keep it under the bed uncle slaphead pay myself 2 million Dan ,"Why are we trying to sign Mario Gotze's dad? The Tottenhsm Legends are doing ok at the moment, no?
2 months old?
Yes, shortly after Ancelotti and Rummenigge told him they don't need him
Yes, shortly after Ancelotti and Rummenigge told him they don't need him
Granted - his stance might have changed since then, but it's not that clear cut, imv - to the point of someone suggesting here Nike are calling the transfer
Sounds like typical gossip talk from fans. I'm not saying he will definitely stay - but it's not beyond the realm of possibility to see him fight for a spot this season and knuckle down.Before the Euros, where he really struggled. The tune has totally changed since then. I live in the greater German speaking world and am surrounded by Bayern fans (Austria and Bavaria are very similar in a lot of ways, so most fans here support Bayern) ... literally nobody in the press or general fans thinks he's going to be back in Munich when the season starts.
Bild started reporting yesterday that he (or his representatives) told people in the national team setup that he won't be back at Bayern: Transfer-Börse: Götze: Lieber BVB als Spurs – Töre in die Premier League
he is coming to spurs isnt he?Before the Euros, where he really struggled. The tune has totally changed since then. I live in the greater German speaking world and am surrounded by Bayern fans (Austria and Bavaria are very similar in a lot of ways, so most fans here support Bayern) ... literally nobody in the press or general fans thinks he's going to be back in Munich when the season starts.
Bild started reporting yesterday that he (or his representatives) told people in the national team setup that he won't be back at Bayern: Transfer-Börse: Götze: Lieber BVB als Spurs – Töre in die Premier League
No on Wijnaldum at any price.Any takers on Wijnaldum at the right price?
Football transfer rumours: Tottenham to sign Mario Götze and Gini Wijnaldum?
He won't - fans hate himIf he does go back to BVB, Götzeus videos will be back in my life though - so that's a bright spot for entertainment.