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Ilkay Gundogan is set to break his silence over his future at Borussia Dortmund according to club CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.

The German midfield sensation is long-term target of Manchester United boss David Moyes who has been keeping tabs on the 23-year-old playmaker.

Gundogan is currently recovering from a back injury he sustained back in August, but still harbours hopes of appearing for his country at the World Cup in Brazil this summer.

Moyes has long been confident he'll land the midfielder, who is entering the last year of his contract, in a deal worth around £32million that could see former Dortmund favourite Shinji Kagawa going the other way.

But his club are hoping to hold onto the talented Germany international as build their team around him and other youngsters Marco Reus and Mats Hummels.

Gundogan, though, has so far remained tight-lipped on his future and Watzke is expecting a public announcement from the player very soon.

"On whether he will compete in the World Cup, I am not the one to give out reliable forecasts," Watzke said.

"We will not speculate about when he will come back. We are convinced he will be healthy but we cannot measure this in terms of weeks or months.

"As for the contract, it will not be a long, dragged-out affair. I think it is not going to be more than a matter of weeks."