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This is by no means Jean-Luc Dompé’s season. The former difference-maker for HSV has yet to truly arrive in the Bundesliga.

And that despite the fact that just last year, he played a decisive role in promotion with nine goals and 14 assists. Without the Frenchman, HSV might never have returned to the top flight. But he has not been able to build on the strong performances of the previous season since then.

The reasons for this are varied: Dompé suffered an ankle injury during preseason in the summer, which significantly hampered him for large parts of this campaign. Time and again, Merlin Polzin deliberately managed his winger’s workload.

But regardless of his physical condition, Dompé also found life in the Bundesliga difficult. The higher level of defending caused the 30-year-old just as many problems as the absence of a target man for his many crosses. In the promotion season, he set up numerous goals for the tall Davie Selke. Among HSV fans, voices questioning his long-term future at the club had already started to grow in the first half of the season.

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Dompé responds to HSV fan on X

However, the major turning point in the relationship between HSV and Dompé came in January. The left winger was caught behind the wheel with a blood alcohol level of 1.4 per mille and was subsequently suspended from training and matches. Many observers even assumed that the former fan favorite’s time at the Volkspark would come to a swift end. After all, nearly three years earlier, Dompé had committed a similar offense.

But the club gave its player one last chance and reopened the door for a return to the pitch. Aside from scoring a penalty against VfL Wolfsburg (2:1), the dribbler had almost no impact on Hamburg’s play in recent months. Dompé fell behind new signing Philip Otele in the pecking order on the wing and missed further matches due to injuries or illness. The result: a thoroughly disappointing first Bundesliga season with three goals and zero assists in just 1,138 minutes played.

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It is therefore completely unclear whether he will remain at HSV beyond this summer. In any case, Dompé is unlikely to regain his status as a regular starter anytime soon. But he apparently is not thinking about leaving. In response to an X comment hinting at an imminent transfer, Dompé replied briefly and bluntly: “My contract is 2027″. He also added a kissing emoji to the post.

In fact, the veteran is still under contract and could therefore resist any potential transfer. However, it remains unclear exactly what HSV’s plans are for him. For the time being, Dompé—who is known for his sometimes cryptic posts on social media—does not appear to be harboring any immediate thoughts of leaving.

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