The Reds have been strongly linked with a move for the Bayern playmaker, with his struggles to break into the first team at the Allianz Arena setting back his development. Beckenbauer thinks a fresh start would be beneficial to Gotze.
“I would, in his place, go to a place where I feel comfortable,” said the 70-year-old, per Sky Deutschland (h/t Lee Thomas-Mason of Metro). “I have the impression that Mario has not felt right in Munich and also has not been understood, so that he could show his full potential. I would in his place go where I am comfortable and follow in the footsteps of Jurgen Klopp.