News and rumours: Three options for Mats Hummels’ future

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BVB – rumor: even career end an option for Mats Hummels?

The future of Mats Hummels (34) is still unclear, but the bottom line is that there are three options for the defender, such as Picture want to have experienced.

Firstly, a contract extension is possible. In this case, it is about a new contract for a year and about half of his previous salary – we are talking about five million euros in the future, after it should be ten million euros so far. The contract should also be strongly performance-related.

Linked to such a solution is also the possibility of a post in the club beyond the end of one’s career – for example as a representative or in the youth sector.

Option number two is a move abroad. Loud Picture In this case, a change within Europe would be more likely than a recently rumored transfer to the MLS (USA), since in this case the distance to the five-year-old son is too great. He lives with his mother in Munich.

And then there should even be the possibility of resignation. Hummels is said to be undecided whether another season makes sense after struggling with knee problems for a long time last year.

According to the report, a decision will not be made until late March or early April at the earliest.

BVB – News: New signing Julien Duranville starts training

BVB will soon be able to fall back on a winter signing that was previously not an option: top talent Julien Duranville started training on Wednesday after recovering from a muscle injury, like the Ruhr news to report.

The 16-year-old, who joined Dortmund from RSC Anderlecht at the end of the transfer window, was intended for the first team from the start. “The clear plan is that he is a squad player in the first team,” coach Edin Terzic explained shortly after the transfer.

“He is an agile and tricky player. We see his potential, but he has just come out of an injury and will certainly need some time to work his way up,” said sporting director Sebastian Kehl about Duranville.

BVB – News: Dortmund threatens traffic chaos before the game against RB Leipzig

When BVB receives RB Leipzig for the top game in the Bundesliga on Friday (8.30 p.m. live on DAZN), there could be greater chaos in and around Dortmund. The reason is a planned warning strike by the Verdi union, which will paralyze public transport in the city.

Local bus and light rail transport will be affected. “There is actually nothing on our part,” said a spokesman for DSW21 Ruhr news quoted. According to the newspaper, around 30,000 of the 80,000 spectators usually come to Signal Iduna Park by public transport, including S-Bahn and regional trains.

The latter are not affected by the strike, but BVB is anticipating a significantly higher utilization of these transport routes and therefore recommends arriving early. “Unfortunately, there may be traffic situations that demand a great deal of patience from the visitors and may force the responsible institutions to make very unpopular decisions at short notice,” said Borussia in a statement. On its website, BVB also gave tips on the best possible way to get to the game.

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