Switzerland lures: Szalai leaves Mainz free transfer

Adam Szalai leaves the Bundesliga after over ten years and adheres to the FC Basel. The 1,93-hunes is after the Russian Fedor Chalov the second new addition of the Eidgenossen for the storm center. Mainz 05 corresponds at the short term to the desire of the attacker, which was under contract until the end of June, and lets Szalai released because of the great merits at FSV.

• Treaty until 2023 in Basel
• comeback only early February
• Also Ingvartsen helps with the Szalai deal

"Adam has come to us very shortly with the request to accept the offer of FC Basel, which offers him a concrete perspective over the summer. We have met after a short, intensive discussion in a sporting area because we have this Way did not want to build, "said sports board Christian Heidel in a message of zero-fiver. "As a member of our 'Bruchweg-Boys' he remains unforgotten," Heidel reminded the time under coach Thomas Tuchel, when Szalai whirled together with André Schürrle and Lewis Holtby 2010/11 for the Rheinhessen.

Schürrle, Szalai and Holtby - The Mainzer moved with the Boys Boys in the European Cup. imago sports photo service

Treaty until 2023 in Basel

In the FCB, the 34-year-old signs a contract until June 30, 2023. For the Hungarian national player (78 international matches) ends its second time in Mainz. Between 2009 and 2013 he played at the Rheinhessen, about Schalke, Hoffenheim and Hanover he returned to FSV. Overall, Szalai can look back on 54 goals in 276 Bundesliga games.

comeback only early February

Since 2019 he scored four goals in 61 at the zero five - in the current season, Szalai did not come beyond a reservoir (a gate in twelve play). However, he lacked in the meantime because of a head injury and celebrated his comeback only in early February. Szalai is the second winter-raising of the Basler from the Bundesliga: Already previously Cologne Noah Katterbach joined the FCB on a lending.

Also Ingvartsen helps with the Szalai deal

The Szalai transfer has also become possible because Mainz in Delano Burgzorg had brought another offensive player at the end of January. At 1: 1 last weekend in Freiburg, coach Bo Svensson had five strikers in the squad. Jonathan Burkardt and Karim Onisiwo stood in the Startelf, Szalai and Marcus Ingvartsen were replaced in the final phase, Burgzorg sat 90 minutes on the bench. Important for the release of Szalai was also that the pubic problems of Ingvartsen are so far declined that the Dane is operational again.