What would Ilkay Gundogan bring to the Premier League?

Reports in Germany claim Borussia Dortmund will sell Ilkay Gundogan this summer after contract talks between club and player broke down - so would the midfielder suit a Premier League move?

Manchester United were keeping tabs on the Germany international before he signed a two-year extension in the summer, but that deal runs out at the end of next season.

He refused to be drawn on a possible reunion with Jurgen Klopp in December, while Arsenal have been linked by several national newspapers in England and Juventus the same in Italy.

So with a summer move a possibility again, what could we expect from Gundogan in England?

Factfile

Age: 25
Date of Birth: 24/10/1990
Nationality: German
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5ft 11in (180cm)
Weight: 12st 4lb (79kg)
Preferred Foot: Right

Climbing the ladder

Now one of Europe's premier midfielders, Gundogan worked his way to the top, serving apprenticeships in VfL Bochum's reserve team and FC Nurnberg.

In the fourth Bundesliga game of his career, a teenage Gundogan more than matched Bayern Munich's Bastian Schweinsteiger, serving notice of his considerable potential.

And with almost 50 league appearances under his belt before his 21st birthday, Dortmund's Klopp came calling. He initially struggled to replace Nuri Sahin, the Bundesliga Player of the season had departed for Real Madrid, and was briefly benched. "It was a tough time," he admitted. "Things hadn't gone as well as I had thought, and the coach was right to take me out of the team and protect me."

But the new recruit soon won back his place, slotting in alongside Shinji Kagawa, Mario Gotze and Kevin Grosskruetz, making 28 league appearances in his first campaign.

Dortmund success

With three goals and as many assists in that debut season, Gundogan, alongside team-mates Kagawa and Mats Hummels, was named in Kicker'sTeam of the Year.

Dortmund strolled to their fifth Bundesliga title and second in as many years, finishing eight points clear of rivals Bayern, with Gundogan the link as Klopp's core of young German players ran riot.