Mario Gomez was one of the higher-profile summer-window candidates for a new club, especially once he announced he wasn't returning to Besiktas - the team that gave him the platform to turn around his previously stuttering form. The rumor mill had its fun, most recently putting the striker in the middle of an alleged tug-of-war between Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund. And, of course, there was the obligatory MLS rumor, that never really gained any traction.
All good things must come to an end. Gomez has had a busy summer himself: he followed Euro 2016 with marriage to Carina Wanzung.