Mats Hummels targets late-January return

Borussia Dortmund centre-back Mats Hummels has targeted a return to action when his side take on Eintracht Braunschweig on January 31.

Hummels has been strongly linked with a move to Barcelona and is believed to be learning Spanish, but the player has simply put that down to an interest in the language.

"My goal is to be back for the game against Eintracht Braunschweig," he told Bild. "I want to have gone through a week of full training before my return, in order to find my rhythm.

"I have been learning Spanish since seventh grade. I'm honestly not thinking about [Barcelona]."

The 25-year-old came through the youth ranks at Bayern Munich, but made the move to Dortmund in 2008.