AS Roma have completed the signing of former Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels on a free transfer, the Serie A club announced Wednesday.

Hummels left Dortmund this summer when his contract expired. The 35-year-old played for the Bundesliga team for 13 seasons, appearing in 508 games throughout two stints.

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Details of the transfer were not revealed but Italian media reported the 35-year-old has signed a season-long deal for €2.5 million ($2.8 million).

Hummels joined Bayern Munich, whose academy he attended, in 2016 after helping Dortmund win Bundesliga titles in 2010 and 2011. In 2019, after three trophy-filled years at the Allianz Arena, he came back to Dortmund.

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In his final season in Dortmund, Hummels was a key figure in the team’s run to the Champions League final and started in the defeat to Real Madrid at Wembley.

Hummels has won 78 caps for Germany and was part of the 2014 World Cup-winning team but was left out of the squad for this summer’s European Championship.

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His arrival at Roma follows the departure of defender Chris Smalling to Saudi Pro League club Al Fayha earlier this week. Roma have begun the new Serie A season by taking just two points from three games.

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