Wednesday 15 March 2017 20:55, UK
World Cup-winning Germany midfielder Mario Gotze is responding well to treatment for a "metabolic disorder" which has ended his season, his club Borussia Dortmund have revealed.
The 24-year-old former Bayern Munich man has not featured for Dortmund since a substitute appearance against Mainz on January 29, and was ruled out indefinitely after being diagnosed with the problem last month.
He is now on an individual training programme and, if the rehabilitation continues to go to plan, the aim is to resume squad training in early summer and then be fully fit for the start of next term.
Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke said on the club's official website: "BVB wishes Mario Gotze a fast recovery, also in the name of their 10 million fans."
Gotze, who scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final against Argentina, re-joined Dortmund last summer after a three-year spell with Bayern.
He has won five Bundesliga titles and three DFB-Pokals.
