Mats Hummels on BVB transfers: “We can be very happy”

“Not satisfied” with last season

Mats Hummels has big plans for the new season with Borussia Dortmund. “I have had very good preparation so far due to the fact that I was out for the last five weeks last season. That gave me time to clear my head,” explained the central defender, who is no longer considered a must given the commitments of Niklas Süle (26) and Nico Schlotterbeck (22).

The 33-year-old suffered a muscle injury and was therefore able to optimally prepare himself for the new season in rehab. “I’m getting fitter than ever before,” said Hummels after the first public training session on Wednesday. “Of course I have big plans because I wasn’t satisfied with my last season,” said the previous BVB defense chief. That should get better in the new season, even if he is now the senior in the team. Hummels knows about his role. “I have to be someone who leads the way – in training, but above all in the game.”

The defensive man rates the efforts in squad planning extremely positively. “We can be very happy with what happened on the transfer market. Even if we haven’t seen that much of it in training because we only had a handful of pros with us.” In addition to Süle and Schlotterbeck, the Westphalians have also teamed up with Karim Adeyemi (20), Salih Özcan (24), Marcel Lotka (21) and Alexander Meyer (31) strengthened. A total of 55 million euros has been paid in transfer fees so far.

BVB coach Terzic: “We’re on the right track” – Will keep Moukoko

Edin Terzic, who has returned to the coach, is also satisfied with the movements on the transfer market. The 39-year-old takes over for Marco Rose for the new season, with whom the collaboration had surprisingly ended prematurely. “As technical director, I was involved in all transfer activities, spoke a lot with the players and also gave ideas. It’s about making the squad better, and we’re on the right track there,” said Terzic (quoted via “foosball”).

In the future, however, striker talent Youssoufa Moukoko – after a “crappy season” for him – should play a more important role in the black and yellow. The 17-year-old’s contract ends in 2023, and talks about an extension are said to be stalling. “’Mouki’ has come a long way in recent years. We are very interested in continuing on this path with us,” said Terzic.

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