India, Feb. 10 -- Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has been romantically linked to 27-year-old model and economist Gloria-Sophie Burkandt, the daughter of Bavarian minister-president Markus Soder, according to a report by German media outlet Bild.

The pair were reportedly seen together at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month, sparking speculation about a possible relationship between the 70-year-old billionaire and Burkandt, who is believed to be pursuing a PhD in New York City.

"Who is the woman Eric Schmidt (70) has fallen in love with?" the outlet wrote, publishing a photograph of Burkandt in a traditional Bavarian dirndl.

However, a source close to Schmidt told The New York Post that while Burkandt was part of his entourage i...