Reporter Evan reported on Tuesday announced that he had extended his contract with the Swiss boss in advance until 2021, and on Wednesday night announced the return of German centre-back Hummels, after having signed heavyweight players such as Schultz, Hazard and Brant in a row, Dortmund, who regretted missing the league title this season, once again showed its ambition to "take the tiger's mouth" in the new season.
Hummels returned to Dortmund, Bayern and Hornets did not disclose a transfer fee, and the figure given by the German media was up to 38 million euros, of which 31 million basic transfer fees, 7 million floating terms. Hummels has enjoyed the sunshine in Miami with his family over the past two weeks, but news about his transfer has touched German football. Bild broke the news last week that Dortmund intend to buy back Hummels, Bayern coach Kovac is also willing to release people, and the difficulty of the transaction lies in the transfer fee.
Bild said Hummels' transfer fee was only between 15 million and 20 million euros. That's a significant underside for a former Germany international and world champion, hummels, who was one of the best centre-backs in the second half, although he was average in the first half. Sky TV said hummels had a transfer fee of around 30 million euros.
The Bild claim comes from Borussia Dortmund, while Sky Sports sources are closer to Bayern. Driving down players through the media is a tactic That Dortmund is good at using in the transfer market. Even before they signed Eden Hazard from Borussia Moncheng this summer, there was news that the Belgian's transfer fee was only around 20 million euros, which was actually much lower than Borussia Moncheng's asking price. In the end, Dortmund raised his offer slightly, signing Hazard for 25.5 million euros.
However, this tactic did not work for Bayern, Bayern remained tough, and Dortmund really needed Hummels to strengthen the defense, increase experience, and could only accept Bayern's request. Hummels returned to the familiar stadium as he wished, playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2008-2016 as captain.
In the summer of 2016, Bayern signed Hummels for 35 million euros, playing 118 games in Munich, but this season he was not reused under Kovac, after Jules and Boateng in the first half, and only increased in the second half when Boateng was injured. After lucas and Pavard joined the two defenders, Hummels could not guarantee the main position of the next season, and could only seek new challenges.
Dortmund also has absolute reason to sign back the former captain, Favre has a group of talented defenders, including Zagadou, Arcange, Hakimi and Diallo, who performed well in the first half, but the second half of the injury and condition affected, the team's defensive ability fell sharply. This young defence clearly needs an experienced veteran to command.
Hummels is not only familiar with the Dortmund environment, but also has a wealth of experience in international competitions and championships, and he can not only lead the team forward on the field, but also become a player with weight in the locker room. The German had the opportunity to go to the Premier League to pan for gold, but what attracted him to return to his old club was that in addition to his old friendship, more importantly, he did not want to go overseas, and an important reason for him to join Bayern in the first place was to hope to be closer to his family.
Compared with hummels' return, Favre's extension is obviously more practical for Dortmund.
In the summer of 2018, Favre became the head coach of Dortmund, a long-time favourite for the Werazzurri. The Swiss regrouped from the previous season and quickly built a fighting team. Young people such as Akanji, Diallo, Hakimi and Sancho grew rapidly under his hands, Götze found the style of the past, and Witsel, Delaney and others built a strong midfield.
His greatest success was to make the competition for the Bundesliga title fierce again. Although Borussia Dortmund missed the chance to win the title from leading by a maximum of 9 points to being overtaken by Bayern, they scored 76 points in 34 rounds, and Bayern was not able to lift the championship silver plate until the final round, which is a rare sight in the Bundesliga in recent years. In the Champions League group stage, Borussia Dortmund scored from the group of Atletico, Monaco and Bruges, and one in eight were eliminated against Tottenham Hotspur, who had made it all the way to the final.
Because of this, Vátsk commented that Favre "fully fulfilled the expectations of the team". Favre's contract was originally until 2020. "Ruhr News" revealed that after the end of last season, Dortmund and Favre began to discuss a new contract, because of vacation and other reasons delayed to this week to sign. Borussia Dortmund considered a direct contract extension until 2022, but the two sides were unable to reach an agreement and had to shorten the term of the contract to two years.
However, the West German Report believes that although the club's top management has praised Favre, this renewal "is only a small proof of trust for Favre", which does not mean that Favre has the absolute trust of the club. Borussia Dortmund had a clear points advantage and buried the league title.
The team slipped badly in the second half, losing 0-5 to Bayern and 2-4 to Schalke, two defeats that many fans could not accept. Now Dortmund has renewed his contract with Favre, the main purpose is to avoid possible rumors. After all, if Favre enters the new season with only a one-year contract, the question of where the coach will stay will become a lingering topic for Dortmund.
Favre, who has renewed his contract, is well aware of the challenges he will face next season. Favre said: "We need to work harder and analyse the problems that arose last season in order to be more successful. "The first year at Dortmund has passed and the situation he has to face is different.
Last August, Dortmund were a team that had just finished the chaos and was rebuilding, the expectations of the fans were not so high, and the club aimed to secure a place in the Champions League. But now Dortmund are runners-up in the league and will definitely have higher goals next season, with the lowest being second place.
Dortmund, on the other hand, were ambitious in the transfer market, finalizing the transfer of national team left-back Schultz at the end of the season, followed by the purchase of Borussia Borussia Borussia Eden Hazard and the German midfielder International Brandt.
The three transfers cost €80 million and are now signed back to Hummels. After the big lineup reinforcement, the expectations of the media and fans will continue to rise, and then all turn into pressure on Favre. The Kicker said: "Dortmund continues to work with Favre, but they don't want to continue like last season, but ask for more. ”
Compared to this past season, Borussia Dortmund need a wealth of tactical changes, more passion and stability over the long season. Going further in the Champions League knockout stages will of course be written into the "wish list". The Ruhr News said: "Maybe fans will want to see a more enthusiastic and sparkle Favre when directing the game in the coaching area. But it's probably very difficult, and if he did that, he wouldn't be Favre. ”