Former Bayern Munich midfielder Dietmar Hamann has suggested that the club should consider swapping Mario Gotze for Manchester United's Angel di Maria.
Di Maria has struggled to produce his best form for United since joining from Real Madrid last summer, while playmaker Gotze has also found it hard to make his mark for Bayern following his transfer from Borussia Dortmund.
Hamann believes that Bayern need to freshen up their squad this summer and Gotze could benefit from moving on.
"Mario Gotze is badly out of form and has hardly contributed for Bayern Munich this season. It would be best for the club and the player if he moved on this summer," Hamann told Goal.com.
"There has been talk of a swap with Manchester United for Angel di Maria. Whether that is likely I don't know, but Di Maria is the type of player Bayern need, and they have to bring in players of his calibre.
"Their squad is too old, they need more pace and more width – as they showed in the 3-0 defeat at Barcelona – and they need to move now. They cannot afford to wait another year."
Gotze joined Bayern from Dortmund in 2013.
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