Football Season Guide

Bundesliga

Germany

Bundesliga

2021/2022

FSV Mainz

In

Anton Stach(mid) (Greuther Furth); Silvan Widmer(def) (FC Basel); Anderson Lucoqui(def) (Free); Jae-sung Lee(mid) (Free); Issah Abass(att) (FC Twente - End of Loan); Aaron Martins(def) (Celta Vigo - End of Loan); Cyrill Akono(att) (VfB Lubeck - End of Loan); Dong-won Ji(att) (Eintracht Braunschweig - End of Loan); Florian Muller(gk) (Freiburg - End of Loan); Ahmet Gurleyen(def) (Wehen Wiesbaden - End of Loan); David Nemeth(def) (Sturm Graz - End of Loan); Jonathan Meier(def) (Dynamo Dresden - End of Loan);

Out

Florian Muller(gk) (Stuttgart); Pierre Kunde Malong(sp)(mid) (Olympiakos Piraus); Danny Latza(r)(mid) (Released); Levin Oztunali(sp)(mid) (Released); Robin Quaison(r)(mid) (Released); Philipp Mwene(r)(def) (Released); Cyrill Akono(att) (SC Verl); Dong-won Ji(att) (FC Seoul); Ahmet Gurleyen(def) (SV Wehen Wiesbaden); Marlon Mustapha(att) (FC Admira Wacker Modling - Loan); Issah Abass(att) (HNK Rijeka - Loan); Danny da Costa(sp)(def) (Eintracht Frankfurt - End of Loan); Robert Glatzel(att) (Cardiff City - End of Loan)

A brilliant second half of the season ensured a comfortable finish for Mainz last season after having looked at one time to be struggling to pull away from the relegation zone. Bo Svensson's appointment midway through the campaign was the turning point with the Mainz coach helping his side pick up 33 of the 39 points that they did manage in the end. Mainz have largely retained the squad from last season with keeper Robin Quaison one of the two biggest departures during the summer after deciding not to renew his contract. Danny Latza, Philipp Mwene and Levin Oztunali have also left the club on free transfers while Florian Muller and Pierre Kunde Malong have been sold to Stuttgart and Olympiacos respectively. A solid defense was one of the positives under Svensson and Mainz have looked to further strengthen by bringing in Anton Stach, Silvan Widmer and Anderson Lucoqui while Jae-sung Lee has also been signed on a free transfer. Mainz's performances under Svensson, especially in the final few weeks of the campaign, suggested that they underachieved last season and they will be aiming to finish higher up the table this time around.

Target

Staying well clear of the relegation zone will be the minimum expected out of Mainz this season though they will be looking to finish as close to the top half as possible.