I'm one of the best — Dortmund icon Mats Hummels heartbroken after EURO 2024 snub

I'm one of the best — Dortmund icon Mats Hummels heartbroken after EURO 2024 snub

Ifeanyi Ufomadu 11:13 - 30.05.2024

Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has revealed his disappointment at being left out of Julian Nagelsmann's Germany squad for EURO 2024.

Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has expressed his bitter disappointment after being left out of Germany's EURO 2024 squad.

Hummels has had a spectacular season, especially in Europe, where he has marshaled Dortmund's defence expertly, propelling them to the Champions League final against Real Madrid. But despite impressive performances in Europe this season, he was not included in Germany’s 27-man provisional squad.

Hummels sad to be left out of Germany's EURO 2024 squad

“I can understand the idea that a group has been growing since March,” Hummels told Bild Sport in an interview published on Tuesday.

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“It’s bitter for me as an individual because I’m currently one of the five best defenders in Germany,” he said. “I have the self-confidence to say that.”

Hummels asked about the reasons behind his omission:

Mats Hummels, Dortmund defender || Imago

“If I understood him [Nagelsmann] correctly, It was more about age-related issues like fitness. If I’d had a phase like the one I had recently before [the friendly fixtures in] March, maybe I would have been called up [and] for the European Championship squad as well.”

Hummels, whose contract with the German side this summer, has revealed he will only decide the final against Real Madrid.

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