Mats Hummels could make a dramatic return to Borussia Dortmund this summer despite announcing his retirement.
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Hummels could sign for Dortmund in time for Club World CupGerman defender has already announced retirement36-year-old has spent past season at RomaFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Dortmund director Hans-Joachim Watzke has admitted the German club could look to sign Hummels in an emergency deal for the summer's Club World Cup, despite the 2014 World Cup winner announcing his retirement earlier in April.
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Hummels enjoyed two spells with BVB either side of a move to Bayern Munich, emerging as a key player as they won two Bundesliga titles under Jurgen Klopp. He has spent the past year at Roma and was expected to hang up his boots after his announcement, but his former club's injury problems mean he could turn out for Dortmund during the Club World Cup in the United States.
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Watzke said on : "But there are currently a few players at the front, and those who have won the games in the last few weeks, they are not going to leave voluntarily and say, now we're going to sit on the bench because Mats is here for five weeks.
"We've actually agreed: If one of our defensive players is injured and can't participate in the Club World Cup, then Mats is our first alternative."
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Dortmund are currently without Nico Schlotterbeck due to a meniscus tear and the 25-year-old isn't expected to return to action until October later this year. Maximilian Beier, Pascal Gross, Marcel Sabitzer and Cole Campbell were also unavailable for Saturday's 3-2 win at Hoffenheim due to injury.
