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32-year-old Germany international striker Mario Gomez has made a surprise transfer from VfL Wolfsburg to his former club VfB Stuttgart in a deal which lasts with his home town club until June 2020.
Mario Gomez is a product of the famed VfB Stuttgart youth development system and won the 2007 Bundesliga title before moving on to play for Bayern Munich, AC Fiorentina, Besiktas Istanbul and finally VfL Wolfsburg since July 2016.
An elated Mario Gomez said, “I am very happy to be back home where everything began. Particularly over the past few days and in the heated phase, I have felt the desire to return home to Stuttgart ever more. I want to go back to the club where I experienced probably the craziest part of my career, with the unexpected German championship win in 2007. It’s also the club that made me the player I am today. At the international game against Norway in September, I said how special it was to play in this stadium. I know the expectations are massive and that the situation is very demanding. Now it’s all about survival in the top-flight, having a good second half to the season and additionally for me, it’s also about achieving my goal of playing at the World Cup. I am looking forward to the club, the city, the people, the surroundings and my family. I can hardly wait to get going.”
VfB Sporting Director Michael Reschke said, “Sometimes there are constellations in football which you wouldn’t think possible beforehand. We are delighted to have convinced Mario to make a return to VfB. And Mario is extremely enthusiastic. He is delighted and full of emotion at the prospect of returning to his home-town, which he is highly motivated about. The most important thing though is that, in Mario, we have signed not only a great guy and a figure of identification, but also a top-class goal-scorer. That was decisive!”
While VfB Stuttgart head-coach Hannes Wolf added, “I am delighted about the signing of Mario Gomez. During our winter preparations, we will do all in our power to get him integrated as quickly as possible. We firmly believe he can help us to have a successful second half to the season and we are very much looking forward to working together with him.”
The experienced Mario Gomez has scored 151 Bundesliga goals in 281 Bundesliga games and has played 71 times for Germany, scoring 31 goals.
