‘Hummels likely to join Bayern’

Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke says he expects Germany defender Mats Hummels to join Bayern Munich next season.

Watzke is battling to keep Hummels at Borussia and the club captain is one of three stars – alongside Ilkay Gundogan and Henrikh Mkhitaryan – who are out of contract in June 2017.

Gundogan is likely to join Manchester City next season. His agent met City’s director of sport Txiki Begiristain in Amsterdam last month, while reports in the media claim a five-year contract has already been signed.

Hummels has admitted he is weighing up an offer, most likely from Bayern, while Mkhitaryan has been linked to Chelsea, although he is the one most likely to stay.

Watzke says he expects to lose some, but not all three of his stars: “I don’t believe that we will have all contracts extended and that all three will play here next year,” Watzke told Sky Deutschland.

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