Brighton have made contact with skilled former Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, in response to Sky in Germany.
The 35-year-old is a free agent after leaving Dortmund on the finish of final season.
He made 508 appearances for Dortmund in all competitions throughout two separate spells and has made 78 appearances for Germany, though he wasn’t chosen for this summer season’s European Championships.
Hummels performed a key position because the Bundesliga facet reached the Champions League closing, the place they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Actual Madrid at Wembley.
The south coast membership are fascinated about signing a centre-back and are choices in that place below new boss Fabian Hurzeler, who changed Roberto De Zerbi and turns into the youngest everlasting supervisor in Premier League historical past at simply 31 years previous.
Brighton have signed wingers Yankuba Minteh and Ibrahim Osman this summer season, in addition to midfielders Mats Wieffer and Malick Yalcouye however have but to strengthen in defence.
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