Kagawa still not talking about future
May 14, 2012, Monday
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JAPAN star Shinji Kagawa continued to remain tight-lipped about his future after scoring in Borussia Dortmund's 5-2 German Cup final hammering of Bayern Munich, watched by Sir Alex Ferguson.
The Manchester United manager was at Berlin's Olympic Stadium on Saturday and saw Kagawa hit Dortmund's opening goal and set up the first of striker Robert Lewandowski's hat-trick as Champions League finalist Bayern was routed.
Kagawa still has a year to run on his contract, but has made no secret of his desire to eventually switch to England's Premier League with United tipped as the front-runner to sign him.
The Japanese star has scored 17 goals this season in all competitions to help Dortmund secure a second consecutive Bundesliga title and win the domestic double for the first time in its 103-year history.
The 23-year-old has stalled over signing a contract extension and stone-walled any queries on his future destination but teammate Mats Hummels believes Kagawa will leave.
"Shinji is a world class player, but honestly, I don't expect him to stay with us. Otherwise, he would have extended his contract by now," defender Hummels told German daily Bild.
Kagawa has said he would only decide his future after the cup final at the earliest.
Dortmund is now in a position to make a handsome profit by selling Kagawa, who cost the German club just 350,000 euros (US$452,250) from Cerezo Osaka in 2010 but is now worth around 13 million euros.
The Manchester United manager was at Berlin's Olympic Stadium on Saturday and saw Kagawa hit Dortmund's opening goal and set up the first of striker Robert Lewandowski's hat-trick as Champions League finalist Bayern was routed.
Kagawa still has a year to run on his contract, but has made no secret of his desire to eventually switch to England's Premier League with United tipped as the front-runner to sign him.
The Japanese star has scored 17 goals this season in all competitions to help Dortmund secure a second consecutive Bundesliga title and win the domestic double for the first time in its 103-year history.
The 23-year-old has stalled over signing a contract extension and stone-walled any queries on his future destination but teammate Mats Hummels believes Kagawa will leave.
"Shinji is a world class player, but honestly, I don't expect him to stay with us. Otherwise, he would have extended his contract by now," defender Hummels told German daily Bild.
Kagawa has said he would only decide his future after the cup final at the earliest.
Dortmund is now in a position to make a handsome profit by selling Kagawa, who cost the German club just 350,000 euros (US$452,250) from Cerezo Osaka in 2010 but is now worth around 13 million euros.
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