Manchester United on Mats Hummels alert

Reports from the German media say he is considering handing in a transfer request in order to move away from the Bundesliga after having won all trophies available in the League.

Finally, the Daily Star reports that Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone has been told by Louis van Gaal that he can leave the club on loan.

A handful of Manchester United fans enjoying a cold beverage here in the Tavern are ridiculously excited at this news, and feels Van Gaal should do everything in his power to lure the German worldwide to Old Trafford. The possibility of the pairing was even compared to the legendary United defensive duo of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic.

Hummels, 26, surprised many at the end of last season when he said he would be staying at Dortmund for at least one more season, particularly as Jurgen Klopp had quit the club. However, BVB CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke told Bild, as translated by talkSport, that the reported fallout between Hummels and Tuchel is not true.

“Today I read of a problematic relation between Mats and us”. He is our captain. He is sometimes hard to take care of, but that is not always a disadvantage in terms of his quality. “We put in a very, very good performance from the second to the 94th minute, worked hard at counter-pressing and winning the ball back”, Tuchel said.

When Dortmund lost 3-1 to Hamburger SV last week, Hummels scored an own goal.