Hummels leaves Dortmund after 13 years

Defender Mats Hummels leaves Borussia Dortmund after 13 years at the club and 508 appearances across his two spells at the club. 

                                                                                                   Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images

During this time the 35 year old reached two Champions League finals with Dortmund. The first was in 2012-13 when they were defeated by Bayern Munich and then most recently this years final when they lost to Real Madrid.

In a statement to the club website Hummels said:"It was a huge honour and joy for me to have played for BVB for so long and to have been part of the journey from 13th place in January 2008 to what Borussia Dortmund represents today.

"This club and its fans are something very special - and for me even more than that."

The defender won two German cups, three German super cups and two league titles during his time with die Schwarzgelben and has also lifted a World Cup with Germany.