LOUIS VAN GAAL will be given another £150million to spend on "several" transfer targets this summer, it has been confirmed.
The Manchester United manager parted with a similar amount last pre-season in a huge spending spree that included record signing Angel Di Maria for £60m.
And top of Van Gaal's list for this summer is Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, who is valued at £30m and appears ready to leave Germany.
A senior club source told the Daily Star: "No deal has been done but he is someone we want to sign, like several others this summer."
United failed to sign a commanding centre-half last summer after reported talks with Hummels following the World Cup in Brazil broke down.
They will lodge a £30m bid once the transfer window re-opens, with Red Devils bosses willing to offer the 26-year-old a four-year contract worth £160,000 a week.
United have been linked to a host of Europe's top stars this spring after failing to significantly add to their squad over the January transfer window.
They are reportedly considering a £29m bid for Palermo striker Paulo Dybala, while Inter forward Mauro Icardi is said to be valued at the same price, as is Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain.
Van Gaal has already promised fans he will sign a midfielder during the off-season and the club are expected to let loanee Radamel Falcao and forward Javier Hernandez go.
As for Hummels, his impending departure from Dortmund is seen as the end of an era in the Bundesliga as manager Jurgen Klopp also jumps ship.
This week Klopp announced he was to quit Dortmund in search of a new post after a torrid domestic campaign.
And he said United can expect to wrap up the Hummels deal as soon as the transfer window opens.
"He's good enough for Manchester United. He's told me he's thinking things over," he said.