German defender Hummels a 'great fan' of Will Grigg

German centre half Mats Hummels says he is a fan of Will Grigg but insists his team-mates are not "terrified" of him.

He has yet to face Northern Ireland at international level, but says he became aware of the striker due to the social media buzz around the wildly popular chant dedicated to him - 'Will Grigg's on fire'.

Should both players be on the field in their final Group C game in Paris on Tuesday, Hummels says he will ask the Northern Irishman for his jersey.

"Well, although I like the song and these actions, I would like to agree (that Germany are terrified) but it's not quite right," he said.

"I've heard about this call to the firefighters, I love that story! I'll try to give my jersey (to him) tomorrow. I don't want them to score but yes, I'm already a great fan of his."

The defender, who is swapping Borussia Dortmund for Bayern Munich this summer, stopped short of a rendition of the chant himself, though, adding: "I'm maybe the worst singer in this team so I won't do this!"

Another player who may start at the Parc des Princes in Conor Washington, who put in a good performance in the win over Ukraine.

The QPR striker was delivering post while playing non-league football four years ago and his rise, similar to that of England's Jamie Vardy, has impressed Hummels.

"I've heard about the story, I love stories like that," he added.

"We know they live from the emotions and are supported from the fans, I think one-tenth of the Northern Irish are present right here at this tournament. It's more difficult for us, we can't transport eight million people over here!"

The most recent meeting between the two countries came 11 years ago when a Germany team that played with 10 men for 75 minutes recorded a 4-1 victory in Belfast.

However, Hummels believes they can look to their qualifying games against the Republic of Ireland and Scotland for an indication of what to expect from their foe on Tuesday.

"It's not a big surprise that we didn't know that much about Northern Ireland; I haven't played them yet in my international career," he said.

"The British teams are often very similar in that style of play, we played Scotland and Ireland in the qualifiers. We saw how strong these teams can be, physically and mentally, how passionate, so we know it's a possibility that they can gain the confidence to beat us if we let them gain this confidence.

"We will try to be the better team from the first minute so they don't start believing in themselves that they are able to win."