Hummels is in a strange situation

Mats Hummels35 years old, decided not to extend his contract with Borussia Dortmund last summer. Although he is the undisputed starter and one of the main arguments for the Borussier team to reach the final of Champions decided to end his second spell at the club on a high top of form.

After a summer full of rumors that ranged from possible retirement to possible signing for Majorcahe eventually joined Rome. He did it when the transfer market closed, something that didn’t affect him in any case because he was a free agent.

This is a request from Daniele De Rossi -recently fired-who also like Mario is beautiful. He and the former player of Atlético de Madrid almost hand in hand at the club and in a similar situation, as free agents and did not compete for several months because their respective teams did not call them for the Euro Cup that played on Germany.

However, the situation of the Spanish defender and the German defender is completely different. Whereas Mario has already found a place in the eleven, especially with the arrival of Ivan Juric on the bench, Hummels has yet to make his debut. The Croatian coach, who uses a 3-center defense, puts before him the aforementioned Hermoso, N’dicka, Mancini and even Angeliño, who is usually a winger.

The current Champions League runner-up is struggling to find a place for himself and his situation is causing a lot of talk. Mancini is the captain and head of the locker room. N’dicka sets the pace and Hermoso gives the ball. Mats has experience, aerial play and delivers the ball, but he is the type of footballer who needs a few minutes to feel important and settle.

Last season, he played 40 games, scored 4 goals and provided 1 assist. In 24-25 it is still not published. He signed a contract until 2025 and his market value is 5 million. Time will tell whether sooner or later he will leave his mark on the capital team or not.