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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 20044811" data-attributes="member: 158020">Manchester City & Bayern Munich put in the frame as Hummels considers Dortmund exit <img src="http://static.goal.com/2896200/2896222_heroa.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> For somebody who insists he is so close to Borussia Dortmund, Mats Hummels spends a lot of his time publicly considering a move away from the club. "It doesn't mean that I am leaving, it just means I'm reflecting," he teased, just over a year ago. "There is no particular tendency one way or the other. It's just thoughts going through my mind. It will all become clearer in the coming weeks." His declaration seemed perfectly timed to get maximum exposure: immediately after a defeat to Bayern Munich. Within a month he had decided to spurn the advances of Manchester United and others, but not before putting the Dortmund hierarchy and fanbase on alert.A year down the line and he is weighing up his future once more. And this time he's losing sleep about it."I've set myself a date by which I have to decide," he said this week, immediately after Dortmund sealed their place in this season's German cup final. "It's a very difficult decision for me. I'm losing about half an hour's sleep every night just thinking about it." Although he decided to stay at Dortmund last summer, despite Jurgen Klopp's exit, it seems a transfer this time around could well be on the cards. His father and agent, Hermann, is certainly not shy in naming potential destinations."If he should leave Dortmund, then he will move to one of the five or six best clubs and FC Bayern is one of them," Hummels senior said on Thursday.Hummels junior had once said he "does not give a damn" about Bayern, his former club, but it seems there would be no problem in joining them this summer. And although he was "flattered" by United's interest, it seems City could now be on the agenda. "Manchester City could be interesting. They were not so good this year, but they will be Premier League champions next year. They are getting the best coach in the world."Whether or not Hermann is merely naming the world's richest clubs in a bid to drive up his son's annual salary - and increase his own slice of the pie - a move to the Etihad Stadium would make sense.With Pep Guardiola arriving - which in itself evidently appeals to the Hummels camp - City will embark on an extensive squad overhaul this summer, and have already identified two central defensive targets.John Stones and Aymeric Laporte are the two primary objectives: young, malleable defenders that are capable of picking out passes and, in the latter's case, switching the play with long balls - a tactic Guardiola has regularly deployed during his time at Bayern. City have made early moves to secure both players, but they are not alone. Chelsea have renewed their interest in Stones after being rebuffed by Everton last summer, while Barcelona are in the frame for both men, although they may not be able to keep up with the Premier League's spending power.City are still interested in Laporte despite the youngster suffering a broken ankle over Easter, although there is no rush to fork out the €50 million release clause while he works his way back to full fitness.If Hummels is on the market, there is no doubt that he would fit City's profile. The Premier Leauge club have not spent wisely on centre-backs in recent years, splashing out almost £75m on Nicolas Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala. The two are yet to fully convince they are worth the outlay and it is expected at least one will leave this summer.But with Guardiola and sporting director Txiki Begiristain hammering out their blueprint for the club's immediate future, the two men have agreed upon exactly what they want: talented, young, ball-playing defenders. Hummels certainly ticks two of those boxes: in this season's Bundesliga he has made the fifth-most passes of any player. Xabi Alonso and David Alaba - two Guardiola players - are first and second, while Julian Weigl, the Dortmund midfielder who has been linked with City and has earned Guardiola's praise, is third. Ilkay Gundogan, who will almost certainly move to City this summer, is fourth. But while the Germany international is no pensioner - he is 27 - he is not as young as top targets Stones and Laporte, both 21. If either of those prove to be unobtainable, Hummels may well shoot up City's agenda, especially as his contract expires next summer. Thanks to the public efforts of he and his father, however, there are sure to be a number of clubs providing rival interest.</blockquote>

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