As of 3:21 p.m
Mats Hummels remains at Borussia
Source: dpa/Tom Weller
Three days before the last game of the season and the possible championship, Borussia Dortmund announces an important personal information. Mats Hummels and BVB remain true to themselves. The 2014 World Champion extends his contract.
ABorussia Dortmund can become German champions on Saturday. A win against Mainz 05 is enough for the title. Three days before the big day, the club clarified an important personal matter. Mats Hummels extends his expiring contract. The 34-year-old world champion from 2014 will remain with the club, for which he has been playing since 2008 – with a three-year break (2016-19 Bayern Munich) – for another year until the summer of 2024. The announcement should be understood as an additional push before Saturday.
Hummels played for BVB from 2008 to 2016 and returned in 2019 after three years at his youth club Bayern Munich. “I’m very happy that Mats Hummels is staying at Borussia Dortmund for another year. He identifies very much with our club. BVB and Mats simply belong together,” explained Borussia Dortmund’s managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke.
“Everyone knows how much fun I have playing at Signal Iduna Park with our amazing fans. I didn’t take the decision lightly. It was a long deliberation process. Now, at the end of the season, I can say: I’m still in the mood for another year,” Hummels is quoted as saying in the club’s announcement.
“A very, very important player for this team”
With Hummels, BVB will have another veteran. A month ago, the club also extended the contract of 33-year-old Marco Reus by a year until 2024. While Reus is currently not a regular player, Hummels was one of the starting eleven in the past games in which BVB climbed to first place in the title fight.
Hummels has played in 29 Bundesliga games this season, plus four games each in the DFB Cup and the Champions League. “He is a very, very important player for this team because he gives it a lot from the hierarchy, from leadership,” said BVB sporting director Sebastian Kehl.
