Germany coach Joachim Low has urged Mario Gotze to battle through his crisis at Bayern Munich, telling Express: "I don't see a hero in freefall."
Gotze, 23, joined Bayern from Borussia Dortmund for €37 million in 2013, but lost his place in Pep Guardiola's side towards the end of last season.
The Germany international midfielder has been criticised in the media, while Bayern honorary president Franz Beckenbauer urged him to grow up.
Earlier this week, Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was evasive when Sport Bild asked him whether the club would negotiate with potential buyers for Gotze.
But Low urged the player, who scored the winner in the World Cup final, to stay with the Bundesliga champions.
"At Bayern, you have to reckon that you won't be a permanent starter," he explained. "Mario has to try to break through at Bayern. He will do just that because he is an extraordinary player.
"I don't see a hero in freefall. After the first half of the season, everyone said that he coped with the World Cup really well. It's clear that you have to pay the price for the loss of energy [following the Brazil tournament]."
He praised Gotze as "a football player with a great attitude to work... with a special gift."
But he added: "He is still young. That means that he has no reached the end of his development yet."