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Mario Gotze has been urged to get reassurances about his future after falling out of favour at Bayern ­Munich.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is watching developments closely as the Germany midfielder could be allowed to leave Bayern this summer.

Klopp is in pole position to sign Gotze and may be able to get him for around £20m as he looks to rebuild his squad at Anfield.

Arsenal are also likely to be interested in the 23-year-old as they tried to sign him when he was at Borussia Dortmund.

But Germany boss Joachim Low admits that Gotze’s club form and lack of first team chances because of injury and competition for places is a growing concern.

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Gotze - who scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final - has yet to be offered a new deal even though he only has just a year left on his current contract.

Low said he will not start Gotze against England and he needs to discuss his future with Bayern’s incoming boss Carlo Ancelotti who succeeds Pep Guardiola this summer.

Low said: “Mario Gotze won’t play from the beginning, he will be a substitute. I had a talk with him last night about his situation at Bayern Munich and we decided he would play against Italy in Munich.

“We don’t know how long he will play, It depends on his composure and level of fitness, he is lacking a bit behind there.

“We had great talks about his situation and there will of course be a new coach in Bayern next season so the first thing he should do is talk to the new coach.”