World Cup winner Mario Gotze has revealed his dream to play alongside Lionel Messi at Barcelona while talking up his chances of earning a recall to the Germany national team.
The 28-year-old says Camp Nou would be his first choice next destination, having long been an admirer of Barca’s style of play and their club captain Messi.
“To celebrate possession football with this [Barca] team, alongside Lionel Messi, that would be a dream,” Gotze told 11Freunde. “I want to play the Champions League again.”
Gotze did, however, go on to insist that he is ready to sit down with PSV to discuss extending his contract beyond 2022, with the only stipulation being that head coach Roger Schmidt remains at the club alongside him.
“If Roger wanted to leave, I would worry,” he said. “We have agreed with PSV that we will sit down on an extraordinary offer.”