Career decision in spring
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Mats Hummels suffers with his troublesome ex-club Borussia Dortmund. “It hurts to see this especially with my love for the club,” Hummels told the TV channels “RTL/NTV” before the Europa League game with his current club as Rome against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday ( 9:00 p.m./RTL+).
However, some things have already been seen, said Hummels: “Some topics do not develop in a few weeks, but have been a topic for a long time,” said the 36-year-old, who moved from BVB to Italy last summer after his contract had no longer been extended.
“I think that has now also been noticed that this is probably only one thing now, from problems that may exist a little longer,” said the veteran. Hummels himself “spoke a lot with the people back then”. However, the central defender is confident that the black and yellow now tackle things. “Of course I hope that everything will quickly get into the right waters.”
The Champions League finalist of the previous year is looking for a new head coach after the separation of Nuri Şahin last week. The actual U19 coach Mike Tullberg currently looks after the team. It is unclear whether a new coach should take over the Bundesliga eleventh until summer or whether a long-term solution is presented directly. In addition, according to media reports, Sven Mislintat is said to be in front of the end.
Hummels decides on the future late: several options conceivable
According to “Sport Bild” information, Hummels only wants to think about a continuation of his career at the end of April or early May. Additional agreements are not included in the 2025 Roma contract. “I am happy how things are going in Rome. Now it fits on all levels – how things go beyond summer, I have not yet decided. ”
According to the magazine, there are three options: Continued at Roma, a change to non-European countries like the USA or an end to its career. According to reports, all German TV providers want to sign Hummels-but the defense officer does not want to know anything about it yet. Under coaching veteran Claudio Ranieri, Hummels stands on the pitch significantly more frequently and longer after initial difficulties, comes to twelve games across the competition (one goal).