Manchester United are pushing Borussia Dortmund to open talks over Mats Hummels.
The Daily Mail says United want Borussia Dortmund defender Hummels but don't expect the Germans to be willing to discuss any transfer until next summer at the earliest.
Dortmund are an affluent club but have an unwritten policy of selling one major star a year and Marco Reus is anticipated to be the next to leave with a clause kicking in which allows him to go for £24million.
Reus has been injured but his departure, with Chelsea and Manchester City very much in the frame for his signature, will still prompt an irate reaction from fans.
That would put even more pressure on the club not to sell Germany international Hummels, who is also club captain.
