The transfer twist that led Hummels to Roma and Danso to Tottenham glory

However, his move came just months after the French club had reached an agreement with the Giallorossi, who ultimately pulled out of the deal due to issues that emerged during the player’s medical.

How a failed transfer sent Hummels to Roma and opened the door for Danso at Tottenham

Still in search of a centre-back, Roma went on to sign Hummels on a free transfer in early September—a twist that would go on to shape both teams’ Europa League campaigns.

While Danso started only one of his three Europa League appearances for Tottenham, the German defender made five starts under Claudio Ranieri.

The first came in Roma’s 2-2 away draw at Tottenham, where Hummels scored a late equaliser for the visitors.

However, the 36-year-old also jeopardised Roma’s qualification hopes in the second leg of their round-of-16 clash against Athletic Bilbao, receiving a red card just 11 minutes into a match they would go on to lose 3-1—crashing out of the competition despite a first-leg win.