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Yet Hummels will not be available to sign until 2016

United made attempts to sign the centre-back over the summer but were rebuffed by Dortmund.

With Hummels’ club teammate Marco Reus expected to leave the Signal Iduna Park in 12 months time it’s unlikely the defender can also go as well.

Therefore the Telegraph reports that the 13-time Premier League champions will have to wait until the summer of 2016 at the earliest.