BVB target? Hummels tips World Cup star for Dortmund | OneFootball

Following Julian Brandt’s departure, Borussia Dortmund are looking for creative reinforcements in midfield. Mats Hummels has already suggested a Bundesliga star as a possible new signing for BVB.

Johan Manzambi continues to use the World Cup as a major stage. The Swiss international from SC Freiburg emerged as the match-winner in the 4-1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina — and apparently also played his way into Mats Hummels’ thoughts in the process.

The 20-year-old was only brought on in the closing stages, but then sealed the result with two goals. His performance did not go unnoticed by the pundits on MagentaTV either. While Thomas Müller brought up the Freiburg player with Bayern in mind, Hummels had another club in mind.

“Manzambi is someone FC Bayern should really take a closer look at,” Müller said after the match. The response from the former Dortmund defensive chief was quick to follow: “Or BVB.” The recommendation comes as no surprise. For months, Manzambi has been regarded as one of the Bundesliga’s most eye-catching young players. With strong performances for SC Freiburg, he drew attention to himself in the 2025/26 season and was ultimately rewarded with a call-up to Switzerland’s World Cup squad.

BVB legend Hummels raves about Manzambi

It is above all his qualities in attacking play that have left an impression. Hummels described the midfielder as the Freiburg player “who initiated moves and created the most with his individual quality.” Müller also sees great potential in the Swiss player. “You can feel the flexibility, you can feel that fearlessness,” explained the World Cup winner. At the same time, Manzambi already has “a certain maturity in his decision-making.”

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For Borussia Dortmund, this is exactly the kind of profile that could be interesting. After Julian Brandt’s departure, those in charge are looking for new creative solutions for the center of midfield. Manzambi is considered highly versatile and can fill several roles in midfield.

A move, however, would likely be difficult to pull off. Freiburg have tied the Swiss player down long term and are therefore in a comfortable negotiating position. Accordingly, any interested club would probably have to dig deep into their pockets to pry the World Cup participant away from Breisgau. According to information from Sky, the club would only even consider a sale if an offer exceeded the 30 million euro mark.

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