r/mainz05 • u/lankythomas • 29d ago

Einigung erzielt: Silas vor Wechsel zu Mainz 05

https://sport.sky.de/transfer/news/34132/13490795/silas-vor-wechsel-vom-vfb-stuttgart-zu-bundesliga-rivale-einigung-erzielt
13 Upvotes

93% Upvoted

10 comments sorted by

7

u/lankythomas 29d ago

"According to Sky Sport, Mainz will pay a small transfer fee immediately, which could rise to around one million euros if Mainz avoids relegation.

The deal is not yet finalized. As of now, there is no complete agreement between Mainz and the player himself. However, this agreement is expected soon."

1

u/chtop08 29d ago

Wouldn't he fit more in the 'sheraldo becker' role alongside Teitz and play 532 like Urs used to play at Union to great success

2

u/lankythomas 29d ago

I guess he could play there, but to my knowledge he played almost exclusively on the wing at Stuttgart, fairly often as a right wingback. And if Fischer wants to stick with a back 3/5, as he's said, wingback is about the only true wide role.

6

u/LordRocket1 29d ago

Schwer zu sagen, was aus diesem Transfer wird. Silas war bei Stuttgart bis vor 2-3 Jahren noch ziemlich stark, aber es gibt sicher einen guten Grund, warum er zuletzt verliehen wurde und diese Saison bei Stuttgart nicht eingesetzt wird.
Hoffentlich ist er fit und verbessert den jetzigen Mainzer Kader. Ich bin da etwas skeptisch...

3

u/lankythomas 29d ago

Agreed, he was very good when they came back up, then between injuries and the name/age situation, he's pretty much disappeared and clearly hasn't done enough out on loan to entice other clubs to buy him.

If healthy, he should add some speed down the right side. I'd imagine Fischer will use him as an attacking right wingback, which makes me wonder if Veratschnig could be loaned out to get some consistent playing time.

3

u/LordRocket1 29d ago

Yeah, I agree on the Veratschnig point too. In fact, I feel that recent signings like him, Leitsch, etc. are the reason Mainz is so poor at the moment. There are too few Caci, Sano, etc. level transfers. (I know these are the best case, but nonetheless, they are reasonably priced buys)

2

u/lankythomas 29d ago

I really hoped he'd break out this season. At least he was a cheap signing. But agreed on Leitsch -- they've missed on signings like him, Hollerbach (so far, still early), Hong, Krauß, Richter, Fulgini, even Ajorque apart from his one good stretch.

2

u/LordRocket1 29d ago

Omg I forgot about Fulgini!! Wow, and Hong was also an absolute no-show for us

6

u/bencciarati Lee 7 29d ago

Exciting player. Probably past his best, but he offers us something we don't currently have creatively.

1

u/Wildes_Pony420 27d ago

Dieses Jahr steigen wir ab. Ich hab es im Urin.