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Man Utd bid for Dortmund’s Hummels

Manchester United have tabled a €30 million bid for Borussia Dortmund's Germany defender Mats Hummels, according to a report in Sport Bild.

Published: 22 April 2015 15:58 CEST
Man Utd bid for Dortmund's Hummels
Mats Hummels. Photo:DPA

Hummels admitted earlier this month he was weighing up his options amid reports United boss Louis van Gaal wants Dortmund's World Cup winner at the heart of his defence for next season.

After Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp announced last Wednesday that he would leave at the end of the season, Hummels is set to be the next big name star to leave the 2013 Champions League finalists, according to the magazine.

German daily Bild claim United's offer is too low for Borussia, but Dortmund could be persuaded to part with their captain for 40 million euros.

Hummels joined Dortmund from rivals Bayern Munich in 2007 on a loan deal before Borussia paid 4.2 million euros for him two years later.

The 26-year-old was part of the Dortmund squad which won the 2011 and 2012 German league titles before finishing runners-up to Bayern for the last two years, and was first-choice during the World Cup campaign scoring two goals for Germany at Brazil 2014.

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WWII bombs in Dortmund made safe after mass evacuation

Around 14,000 people were evacuated Sunday from their homes in the German city of Dortmund after local authorities identified suspected World War II bombs in the city centre.

Published: 12 January 2020 23:24 CET
WWII bombs in Dortmund made safe after mass evacuation
Image: Picture Alliance

Officials there warning on Saturday that unexploded bombs dropped by Allied forces during the war might be buried in four sites in a heavily populated part of the city centre.

Workers had detected anomalies during construction work, they announced on the city's official Twitter.

Two unexploded bombs weighing 250 kilogrammes each, one British and the other American, were found and made safe. Searches for another two suspected bombs turned up nothing.

The precautions included the evacuation of two hospitals and the interruption of rail traffic. 

The discovery of World War II bombs is not uncommon in Germany.

Last September a 250-kilo bomb was made safe in Hanover, with 15,000 people evacuated.

And in Frankfurt, in 2017, some 65,000 people were evacuated when a 1.4 tonne bomb was found, the largest such operation since the end of the war in Europe in 1945.

READ ALSO: Complications during bomb disposal cause delay in massive Frankfurt evacuation

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