The Borussia Dortmund defender feels he is in competition with Per Mertesacker to be Holger Badstuber's partner in the heart of the Nationalelf backline at Euro 2012

The German champions have targeted the prolific Dutchman as a replacement for Lucas Barrios, who recently exited the club to join Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande
Borussia Dortmund enter race for Twente striker Luuk de Jong - report The German champions have targeted the prolific Dutchman as a replacement for Lucas Barrios, who recently exited the club to join Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande

The BVB representative has urged the national team trainer to select players from the double winners in his final Euro 2012 squad at the end of the month
Low must use Borussia Dortmund stars at Euro 2012, says Watzke The BVB representative has urged the national team trainer to select players from the double winners in his final Euro 2012 squad at the end of the month
Draxler packs maths books for Germany's Euro camp
Teenage midfielder Julian Draxler linked up with the Germany squad for their Euro 2012 training camp on Friday and packed maths books to help study for his university entrance exams while he is away... Dortmund's Barrios signs for Guangzhou
Borussia Dortmund's Paraguayan striker Lucas Barrios has signed a four-year deal with Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande, the German side announced on Wednesday...