@FCBayernEN: 😅 No, it's not an #aprilfools, #Götze is in the squad today - Felix #Götze from the @FCBjuniorteam U19s! #FCBFCA… https://t.co/v1909UuO9g
April 01, 2017 at 05:18PM

@FCBayernEN: Watch out, @JuanBernat, Felix #Götze's offering some competition! 🏊‍♂️☀️ https://t.co/kTBMMp7P40
June 04, 2017 at 05:14PM

Done deal #FCA have signed Felix #Götze from @FCBayernEN! Welcome to Augsburg, Felix! pic.twitter.com/wgALqbpr0W

Felix Götze departs for FC Augsburg
MediaThe young right back has left Munich for a chance to play first-team football. Will he break through with the Bavarian rivals?FC Augsburg signed defender Felix Götze from Bayern Munich Tuesday on a four-year contract, a move that has been activated immediately. The transfer fee has remained undisclosed for the player.Younger brother of Mario, Felix joined the Bayern first team, signing a professional contract in May 2017 after leaving Borussia Dortmund’s academy in 2014. The German right back failed to make an appearance for Carlo Ancelotti or Jupp Heynckes during the 2017-2018 campaign.Done deal ✍️#FCA have signed Felix #Götze from @FCBayernEN!

Welcome to Augsburg, Felix! ❤️ ⚪ pic.twitter.com/wgALqbpr0W— FC Augsburg English (@FCA_World) June 6, 2018Götze reportedly left Die Roten in hopes of receiving first team action in the Bundesliga. The 20-year-old was quoted on the FC Augsburg website during his official revealing saying,I have been following Augsburg closely and have seen how much faith they put in young players. So I think the move to Augsburg is perfect and the best way for me to further develop as much as possible.Götze was included in first team selection three times last season but failed to touch the pitch in a competitive match. The defender has made his debut for Die Mannschaft at the Under-19 level and may have the potential to continue with the Under-21s.The young right back was a part of a promising youth movement in the first team ranks that included: Niklas Dorsch, Lukas Mai, Ron-Thorben Hoffmann and Marco Friedl. All trained with the first team and are 20-years-old or younger. Dorsch has also left the club, assigning a contract with FC Heidenheim in 2 Bundesliga, while Friedl is on loan to Werder Bremen.The Bundesliga fixture list will be released June 29; however, the German FA announced the first weekend of league matches will take place August 24-26. The Bavarian rivalry will surely see FC Augsburg and Bayern Munich meet soon.Will Felix Götze start against his old club?Read more...

<b>¡Adios, Thiago!</b>
With Thiago, FC Bayern lose not only the best midfielder in the squad, but also a piece of Bayern heritage. Although some could never warm to his enigmatic playing style, with him one of the most complete footballers is leaving the club.“Thiago or nobody!” These three words have entered the history books at FC Bayern. They are words that led to one of the best transfers in the history of the club. Thiago Alcántara do Nascimento – or simply Thiago – joined the German record champions in 2013 to work with Pep Guardiola. He would not only change the club’s footballing culture, but also grow as a person in a foreign country with a foreign culture.He is a promise to the future. A gifted footballer, who perhaps represents the successful concept of “La Masia” at FC Barcelona more faithfully than anyone else. He could have become a worthy successor to Xavi or Iniesta, but then decided to break out of his comfort zone and follow the path to a footballing culture that has its problems with technically gifted footballers. A culture in which, to put it bluntly, only those become heroes who know how to fight – not so much those who are artists on the ball and with every of their touches make the game look effortless. A Bastian Schweinsteiger, for instance, was mostly recognized for his mental strengths rather than his technical abilities. Many remember his bloodstained face in the World Cup final, but less so his strategically clever movements in the Champions League final.There are prejudices in almost every culture. It seems to be deeply ingrained in the German football culture that artists and smooth ball handlers are fair-weather players who lack the necessary commitment in the game against the ball. Not everyone thinks so, of course. But the problems that many have with players like Thiago conspicuously often sound like this. The Spaniard, however, emphatically managed to persuade many people who thought that way about him at the beginning differently during his time at Bayern. He made sure that this prejudice has disappeared for good from many people’s minds.<a href="#thiago-alcantara-leader-rather-than-fair-weather-artist"></a>Thiago Alcántara: Leader rather than “fair-weather artist”But let us start at the beginning: Thiago’s signing has to be considered a great stroke of luck in 2013. At the time, Thiago is yet a player at one of the best clubs in Europe and is blessed with great talent. But there is no place for him in a midfield that is unique in the history of soccer: Sergio Busquets, Iniesta and Xavi.Even though Xavi’s career in particular is already in its twilight, Thiago sees no other way than to move to a new club. For Bayern, this is perfect timing. With Pep Guardiola, a new coach has come to Säbener Straße, who to this day has an incredible appeal for players to work with. This is especially true for Thiago, whom he already knew from their common time at Barcelona. The relationship between the two is very good and so the phrase is coined: “Thiago or nobody!”To enter the team at the newly crowned treble winners is anything but easy. But the special constellation with Guardiola as his coach gave him a head start. Thiago knew the philosophy of the coach. He quickly became the necessary piece of the puzzle in midfield to implement the coach’s new ideas, despite competition from such players like Toni Kroos, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mario Götze.<a href="#gotze-the-unfulfilled-promise"></a>Götze the unfulfilled promiseThiago immediately managed to impress as a playmaker and pacemaker in midfield, but then he suffered a serious injury. A syndesmosis ligament rupture led to his being out for about two months. But as soon as he returned, the Spaniard made his first magical appearance: In Dortmund both he and newcomer Götze came on in the final phase of the game. Immediately, the two harmonized as if they had been on the pitch together for years. Within minutes, they raised their team’s game to another level.…