Brighton have made contact with skilled former Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, in line with 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 time’s European Championships.
Hummels performed a key position because the Bundesliga aspect reached the Champions League ultimate, the place they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Actual Madrid at Wembley.
The south coast membership are concerned with signing a centre-back and are choices in that place beneath 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 time, in addition to midfielders Mats Wieffer and Malick Yalcouye however have but to strengthen in defence.
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