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Gerland rues Hummels sale

12 Feb 2010 - 07:10:41

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Bayern Munich assistant coach Hermann Gerland has admitted that his club made a mistake in allowing defender Mats Hummels to join Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund.

The 21-year-old is on the fringes of the Germany national team set-up, with Gerland feeling that Bayern were too quick to sell up.

He told Bild: "I've always known that Mats had the potential to become a class defender. We should never have let him go on a permanent basis.

"Mats is one of the best stoppers in Germany and that's what I told Germany coach Joachim Low a while ago.

"He's not only very strong in his defensive duties, but also has a lot of character. He could still make it into Germany's World Cup squad."