Bayern Have Lost An 'Important Player' In Gotze - Alaba

David Alaba insists Bayern Munich have lost an “important player” following Mario Gotze’s decision to leave the Bundesliga champions to rejoin Borussia Dortmund, Goal reports.

Gotze, 24, angered Dortmund fans when he left them in 2013 to join their German rivals Bayern but completed a move back to Signal Iduna Park on Thursday.

The midfielder struggled to live up to his price tag at Bayern due to prolonged injury problems and therefore Alaba believes his former team-mate was “unlucky” during his time at the club.

“In the last few years he was bit unlucky with his injuries,” Alaba told Goal. 

“But I think every time he was on the pitch he always tried to give his best. His statistics show us that he was an important player for us.”