Overview
- Hamburger SV has formally freigestellt Jean‑Luc Dompé and he did not travel with the squad to the club’s Herzogenaurach training trip after coaches and executives agreed on the measure.
- Coach Merlin Polzin and club leaders describe the step as a sporting decision about fit and squad evolution rather than a new misconduct case.
- The relationship between Dompé and the club was strained by a January alcohol‑driving incident that prompted a provisional suspension and a record €100,000 fine.
- HSV says it held a ‘future’ conversation at season’s end and held further talks with Dompé and his agent over the summer, reports no repeat incidents, and adds that the squad accepts the decision.
- Dompé remains under contract until June 2027, his near‑term future is unresolved with no reported inquiries so far, and the club balances the separation with acknowledgment of his past on‑field contributions.