Mats Hummels reveals why he chose to leave Bayern and join Dortmund | OneFootball

Mats Hummels caused controversy when he left Borussia Dortmund to join Bayern Munich back in the summer of 2016.

And last summer, he caused slightly less controversy when he left Bayern to rejoin Dortmund.

In fact, Hummels has spent his entire career moving backwards and forwards between the two clubs and in an interview with German outlet 11 Freunde, the 31-year-old has explained the motivation behind his return to the Westfalenstadion.

“I was interested in these moments in the stadium,” he said.

“We had some games this season that I endlessly enjoyed, like against Inter, against Barcelona, Paris, also Gladbach in the Bundesliga.

“I came back for these moments, ones where I go home after a game and am just euphoric.

“Above all, there is less euphoria produced when you win so often.

“If we at Borussia Dortmund now win seven championships in a row, even here the title celebration won’t be as noisy as the first.”

That’s right, he left Bayern because he was getting bored of winning all the time.

“Also from a sporting perspective, it is very exciting to be constantly under pressure, that second place isn’t good enough,” he added.

“I find that (pressure) right, and that (pressure) also led to us at Bayern becoming champions even when we were 10 points behind.”

And if the 2019/20 Bundesliga season ever resumes, Hummels will no doubt be hoping to put some pressure on his former employers in the race for the title.