Mats Hummels to Bayern Munich: Latest Transfer Details, Reaction and More

Mats Hummels has finally decided to depart Borussia Dortmund, agreeing to join Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich, as announced by the Black and Yellows’ official website (text in German) on Tuesday.

Bayern also confirmed the transfer, revealing Hummels has penned a five-year contract with his boyhood outfit eight-and-a-half years after departing for Signal Iduna Park:

TRANSFER COMPLETE! #FCBayern have also signed @matshummels, with the centre back agreeing a contract until 2021 too! pic.twitter.com/YShoT9dlL9

— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) May 10, 2016

German outlet DW Sports cited newspaper Bild when reporting a €38 million fee will take Hummels back to Bavaria, where he made just two first-team appearances for Bayern before permanently leaving in 2009.

Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge reacted to Hummels’ capture:

#Rummenigge: “Mats is one of the world’s best centre backs. He will increase the quality of our team even more.”

— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) May 10, 2016

Hummels wasn’t Der FCB’s only acquisition on Tuesday, either, after Bayern earlier confirmed the signing of Benfica starlet Renato Sanches:

DONE DEAL! 18-year-old Renato #Sanches will join …

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