[attach id=263951 size="medium"]Mario Goetze[/attach]

Mario Goetze has repeated his claim that he left Borussia Dortmund to join Bayern Munich for “sporting reasons”.

The Germany playmaker’s decision to quit Borussia to move south to Bayern after the European champions met his release clause surprised and disappointed his former employers.

Borussia Dortmund central defender Mats Hummels publicly questioned Goetze’s motives last week but the 21-year-old yesterday claimed his international team-mate has since apologised.

Speaking at his official unveiling as a Bayern player, Goetze said: “I do not want to delve into the past.

“Mats has apologised to me, there’s nothing more to say about it. It was important for me to start something new to continue my development. There are only sporting reasons (for the move), nothing else.”

Goetze’s final weeks at Dortmund were disrupted by a hamstring injury sustained against Real Madrid which saw him miss the Champions League final, won 2-1 by Bayern at Wembley.

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