Mats Hummels has hinted that he is ready to leave Borussia Dortmund and sign for Manchester United this summer.

Since Louis van Gaal took charge at Old Trafford the German defender has been repeatedly linked with a move to Manchester. And now the rumour mill cranking up once again with the 26-year-old admitting he would like to move abroad and out of the Bundesliga after a difficult season with Borussia Dortmund. Van Gaal is extremely keen to sign the World Cup winner but would he make a good summer signing for the Red Devils?

In December van Gaal insisted that he didn’t need to splash the cash on a defender in the January transfer window but maybe he has changed his mind. United currently have nine defenders on their books with none of them making over 20 appearances in all competitions this season. The stats show that van Gaal is still unsure of his strongest back four with Phil Jones making the most amount of appearances.

It is clear that while van Gaal doesn’t know his strongest side there will continue to be errors in defence which has already led to a lot of goals which should have been better defended. Eight of the nine defenders have played at least nine games this season so it is clear someone needs to come and take control.

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Hummels has played in the Bundesliga for his entire career and has won the league twice as well as being runner up in the Champions League. Hummels was an integral part of Germany’s team in the World Cup last year and he could really teach the Red Devils back four a thing or two.

As well as skill, he has a power and elegance that is currently missing in the United starting XI. Fans have doubted for a while whether he had enough speed to be a top-money signing but he answered all the doubters in Brazil. He was Germany’s key player in their match against France and after being ill at the beginning of the tournament he rose to be a true star of the tournament. It is great to see defenders with enough skill to put the right tackles in but also have the pace to attack. Many have been saying the Premier League side needs more depth in key positions and it looks like Hummels could be a keen to sign for van Gaal.

Hummels' talent does have its downfalls though. He will come at yet another cost and after some of van Gaal’s summer signings from last year haven’t quite had the impact they had hoped it wouldn’t be a surprise if the owners were more conscious of putting their hands in their pockets.

Statistics also show that when a player has played abroad his whole life it takes time to adjust the Premier League so while Hummels may be a great signing it would take him time to find his place in and settle. Hummels would surely want to be a constant in the Manchester United team which could mean one of our England youngsters could lose his regular place in the XI.

It looks like Hummels is ready for a change of scenery and if the career he has had so far is anything to go by then he would make an excellent buy. Manchester United just need to see if the pros would outweigh the cons. Manchester United may end up winning but England may lose out once again.

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