Dortmund plan Weigl talks to ward off Bayern as Rode arrives

Borussia Dortmund are planning contract talks to ward Bayern Munich off Julian Weigl, with Sebastian Rode set to swap the Allianz Arena for Signal Iduna Park.

Mario Gotze, Robert Lewandowski and, this summer, Mats Hummels have left Dortmund to join Bayern - with the departures of captain Hummels and Ilkay Gundogan prompting top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to demand a meeting with club officials to discuss future plans.

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