Manchester United are plotting a summer swoop for Ilkay Gundogan, while maintaining their interest in fellow Borussia Dortmund player Robert Lewandowski.
United have been heavily linked with a move for prolific forward Lewandowski, with Sir Alex Ferguson admitting his interest in the Polish international.
Bayern Munich are the favorites for Lewandowski's signature, but United still believe they are in with a chance of snaring the striker in the summer transfer window.
And now the English Premier League champions could make it two Dortmund players in the same window - three in one year if you count Shinji Kagawa - with Ferguson showing a keen interest in signing midfielder Gundogan, according to the Daily Express.
The 23-year-old has been exceptional for Dortmund this season in the deep-lying playmaker role and has caught the attention of several big clubs including Real Madrid, who see the German international as a perfect long-term replacement for Xabi Alonso.
United already have Michael Carrick who plays that role for the club, but with the midfielder into his 30s, bringing in Gundogan can be seen as a good piece of business.
It is unlikely though that Dortmund will be prepared to let go of another one of their star players. Mario Gotze has already agreed a move to Bayern Munich, while Lewandowski is expected to leave at the end of the season as well.
Gundogan, who has been rated at around £17 million ($26 million), recently admitted he would love a move to the Premier League or La Liga at some stage in his career.
"It is not reprehensible to answer such questions (of a future career in England or Spain) with 'yes,'" he told Bild.
"Everyone has a childhood dream on what he would like to achieve one day and my dream always was to play in England or Spain."
Meanwhile, United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, who will take over from David Gill as chief executive at the end of the season, believes the club do not need to bring in too many new faces in the summer, with the current squad romping to the Premier League title in style.
"I wouldn't expect there to be a major retooling of the squad," Woodward said.
"There is incredible depth. We could put two first teams out with 11 internationals in each.
"It has been a phenomenal season. We are a long way ahead in the Premier League and, whilst I wouldn't describe the way we got knocked out of the Champions League as luck, things could have gone differently in that game.
"We have a young squad and each of those are a year older. We are very comfortable with make-up of team and squad."
