Feb 06, 2026
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1. FSV Mainz 05 have improved a lot over the winter.In an interview with SWR Sport, sporting director Nico Bangert explained how the last few days have gone for the Reinhessen team.
Bundesliga sports director Nico Bungert: This is how the last day went for Manz 05
1. FSV Mainz strengthened significantly in the winter of 05. In an interview with SWR Sport, sporting director Niko Bungert explains how the last few days have been for the Rheinhessen team.
Philipp Tietz, Silas, Stefan Pusch and most recently Sraldo Becker: 1. Relegation-threatened FSV Mainz 05 have signed four potential signings to climb off the bottom of the Bundesliga table.
With Otto Ruoppi, Mainz 05 also found a Finnish offensive talent.The 20-year-old will initially join his former club Kuopion Palloseura on loan in the second half of the season and play at Bruchweg in the summer.
Tietz and Silas immediately reinforce team 05
Those in charge of Mainz have given the team a new coat of paint, especially offensively.With Tietz and Silas, the two new additions have already shown to be the immediate help we've come to expect.Tietz already has four points in five games, Silas just scored the winning goal in a 2-1 win against RB Leipzig.
The Austrian Posch, who played 90 minutes against VfL Wolfsburg and Leipzig, should give the team more stability in the defensive line.Tietz, Silas, Posch - three transfers that were probably considered at the beginning of the transfer phase.
Sheraldo Becker and Urs Fischer - share a past
The last-minute surgery on Sherald Becker, on loan from Spanish club CA Osasuna, came amid bad news.Benedikt Hollerbach ruptured his Achilles tendon against Leipzig and had to be replaced at short notice.
"Benedict Hollerbach's serious injury was the reason we decided to move again. After days of tension, we are now very happy that we managed to find such a good and short solution," said sports director Nico Bungert."We were not given any more time to comment after the news (of Hollerbach's injury) came out on Sunday afternoon."
Becker is one of "two or three options"
The Mainz team is "very happy" to find a striker in Becker who knows both the Bundesliga and coach Urs Fischer well during his time at Union Berlin.
Bungert confirmed that the fact that Becker and Fischer had already worked together successfully was a factor in Mainz finally choosing Becker over "two or three options." "This is a solution for us as a team, but first of all for the coaches, they can work well together."
Hollerbach has already analyzed - Verder's investigation of Henriksen?
Hollerbach has already undergone surgery.According to Bungert, he acts "according to the circumstances".Of course, the injury came as a shock to everyone, but the club wanted to do "everything" to support the 24-year-old on the road to recovery so that he can return as quickly as possible.But one thing is clear: the 2025/2026 season is over for Hollerbach.
But it was not only on the approach side that the Mainz team continued to work hard until the end.With Arno Nordin, the 05ers sent the attacking player to Stade Rennes on loan.And as if all the negotiations about the player were not enough, Werder Bremen recently after the dismissal of coach Horst Stephan asked Mainz if Bo Henriksen, who was fired by Reinensen, was available.Is that true?Bongert singles out sporting director Christian Heidel as the right contact, also because he himself was fully involved in the planning of the strike team: "That was a small problem for us in this big transfer chaos."
Mainz vs Augsburg – an emerging doubleheader
The next test of the reinforced Rhinehessen team will be held next Saturday.The 05ers will then face FC Augsburg at 15:30.This win will bring Mainz (18 points) one point closer to their rivals.
Bungert said Sheraldo Becker will also be a member of the team if all goes well during the practice week.The 30-year-old's recently acquired confidence should help him succeed further."We achieved something with the final results, basically feeling good as a team," Bungert said.
"We can now play very unpleasantly against many Bundesliga teams, both defensively and offensively," continued Bangert.“We are well aware that we will be playing against an opponent who is also in good form.”
Like Mainz, Augsburg have won their last two games.FC Paul St. Despite their confidence, Mainz were warned.
