The German public broadcaster ZDF reported the 29-year-old had agreed a four-year deal with the Premiership champions and claimed all that was left was for the Germany captain to put pen to paper.

• 德国公共电视台ZDF说这位29岁的球员已经和英超冠军队达成了效力四年的协议，还说，德国队长要做的只差在合同上提笔签字。