Mario Gotze's father has poured cold water on talk of his son joining Liverpool imminently and insists if a move had been lined up he would know about it.
Liverpool are keen on snapping up Gotze from Bayern Munich, where his future has been in doubt, but the attacking midfielder recently separated from his management agency and expressed his excitement at working under Carlo Ancelotti at the Allianz Arena next season.
It is unclear whether Gotze will be on the move and Jurgen Gotze, the player's father, insists he knows of no deal in place to take his son to Liverpool.
He told German daily the Suddeutsche Zeitung: "I know nothing of an alleged impending move to Liverpool.
"Mario is my son. We talk to each other. I would know..", he added.
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Gotze is under contract with Bayern Munich until the summer of 2017, having joined the German champions from Borussia Dortmund in 2013.
Dortmund too have been linked with making a move for Gotze and the player's father currently works as a professor at the Technical University of Dortmund.
Gotze played under current Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp at Dortmund.
