Mats Hummels has dealt Manchester United a setback by revealing he could stay at Borussia Dortmund for the rest of his career.
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Hummels, 25, was heavily linked with United this summer as Louis van Gaal embarked on a 153 million-pound rebuild, but the Germany international stayed at the Westfalenstadion after Jurgen Klopp handed him the captain's armband.
While the World Cup winner has not ruled out leaving the club one day -- stating in August that considering generous offers is "never reprehensible" -- he insists money will not be the deciding factor.
According to The Guardian, when asked by Bundesliga Magazin International whether a transfer to United, Barcelona or Real Madrid tempted him, Hummels replied: "It's nice to hear that big clubs like that are interested in you. I take that as a compliment. But it doesn't influence me in any way, otherwise. We earn enough here in Dortmund.
"There will always be someone who can pay more than BVB. But Dortmund have made a lot of progress during my time here. In any case: I believe that it's enough for me.
"If one day I start thinking about playing abroad, money won't be the reason. But I don't even think about that at the moment. We still have so much further to go here."
While BVB sit in 12th position in the league after just six games this season, Hummels has called for stability at the club, and can see himself staying to try and emulate other long-serving captains.
"There are some [who stay at one club for their whole careers], and they are all really great players," he continued. "Paolo Maldini of Milan, for example, or Steven Gerrard. I would have been so happy for him if he had won the championship with Liverpool. [Lionel] Messi always plays for Barcelona. Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Muller, too, will perhaps play in Munich forever."
Despite Bayern Munich's return to dominance in Germany, the centre-back is excited by trying to win trophies with his "underdog" side, revealing he revels in the pressure placed on his shoulders.
"Everybody can win things with 25 superstars in the squad," he added. "At BVB, every single player has more responsibility but also more opportunity. It's difficult to win trophies with Dortmund, but it's always possible. And when it happens, the feeling is simply indescribable.
"When we won the championship for a second time in 2012, each one of us could have gone wherever we wanted. But I thought: 'No, what we have here is something truly unique.' I'm happy that I felt this way.
"You don't often find a team where people are really friends with each other. If you've got the chance to play at such a high level with your mates you have to hold on to that for as long as possible."