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Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund will continue to be without sidelined midfielder Mario Götze for the time being due to him having suffered metabolic disturbances, according to a statement on their club website.
The statement read: “The 24-year-old World Cup winner has continually suffered with muscular problems in the last few months, prompting a comprehensive internal investigation into the possible causes.Those investigations revealed the player has metabolic disturbances, rendering it absolutely necessary to withdraw him from team training for the time being.”
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The winger had the following comments to add on the issue: "I'm currently undergoing treatment and will do everything in my power to be back in training and helping my team to achieve our common goals as soon as possible.”
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"We're happy to have now uncovered the reasons for Mario's difficulties and are convinced that his extraordinary abilities will give us additional quality once he has completely recovered from this," emphasised Borussia Dortmund's Sporting Director Michael Zorc.
After his return to the club from arch-rivals Bayern Munich in the summer of 2016, the diminutive attacker has flitted in and out of manager Thomas Tuchel’s plans, managing a paltry 11 appearances in which he has notched just one goal and one assist.
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