5 players who left their club too soon?

#1 Mario Gotze

Gotze's career took a downward spiral since joining Bayern

The dream of almost all German players is to play for the biggest team in Germany, Bayern Munich, someday. And why wouldn’t they want to? After all, after Real Madrid, Bayern Munich ooze the kind of aura that makes them the biggest club in the world.

For Mario Gotze, the temptation to join local rivals from Dortmund was a bit too much as he thought it would take his football to the next level. Nothing was supposed to go wrong with this move – Gotze was the best young German talent at that time going from the second best German club to the best German club.

The step-up, it seemed, was natural. The timing, however, wasn’t. Ribery was still enjoying his best days and so was Robben. Playing in deep midfield didn’t bring out the best of his abilities and in the end, he moved back to where it ball began.

The worst part? He doesn’t look like the Ballon d’Or winning potential that he once was.