Dream of Europa & équipe tricolore
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Does Anthony Caci and 1.FSV Mainz 05 soon be high? The chances are good, after all, the zero five as a surprising fifth in the table can have justified hopes for the first European Cup participation since 2016/17. This perspective also likes the 27 -year -old Frenchman – which cannot yet say whether he will be a Mainz in the coming season.
“I think the relegation is safe. We are not a club that is geared towards Europe, but we are so good in the table that we can dream of it, ”said Caci at Transfer market in France. “In four or five games, depending on the results, if we are still in the same position, we can seriously talk about it.”
Under coach Bo Henriksen, the Mainz experiences an upswing that did not exist for a long time. The club has already collected more with 38 points after 23 rounds three than in the previous season. With 22 missions and six goal participations, Caci has a not insignificant part in the success. In 2022, the right foot was changed from his training club RC Strasbourg Alsace to Mainz. Another change of wallpaper could be imminent three seasons later. In order to collect a transfer for Caci, the final opportunity would be due to its contract in summer.
He had the ambition to get further up and discover new things. “I’ve been in Mainz for three years now. I know the club well, I get on well with everyone … but Mainz is not a club where you stay for ten years, ”explains Caci. “It is a springboard club, and I knew that before my signature. I knew that my development would be better than Strasbourg in terms of the league and football. But I won’t stay here for two or three years. ” He aimed to find an even more ambitious club. And of course, then there is the dream of the French national team. “I always have it in a corner of my head. And you have to have it to develop further. ” Caci assumes that it will be difficult in Mainz to recommend itself for the 2018 world champion – at least without a European Cup. “That’s why I want to strive for higher things.”
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With regard to an extension, there has been an exchange with those responsible for Mainz. “There were talks between my advisor and the president, but since then I have not received any feedback. So I don’t know what the state of affairs is or whether you will make me an offer for an extension at all, ”reveals Caci. “But that’s not my goal, that’s sure.”
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The professional is really enthusiastic about his former teammate Brajan Gruda. “What shocked me with him was when he played against Bayern. He made such an extraordinary game that Thomas Müller wanted his jersey after the game. This is huge for him because a legend came to him and asked him for his jersey. And then Thomas Müller even uploaded a photo on Instagram with Brajan’s jersey. ” The 20 -year -old winged striker went to Brighton last summer, including all bonuses, there are up to 40 million euros in transfer for the FSV. With the Seagulls, Gruda is not yet running properly – so far there are 477 minutes of use (two templates).
Caci is one of currently 33 Frenchmen in the German Oberhaus – no nationality is more often represented in the Bundesliga after the Germans. “The French are more creative than the Germans. The Germans are often straightforward and strict. If you ask them to do that, then they do it, but they don’t do any extras. While the French like to do other things. You have this instinct on the field, you do a little bit of what you want. That is why there are always a few French people per team in Germany to bring this little magical touch. But not too much either. Otherwise you no longer believe in it, ”laughed Caci, who can imagine a return to his“ heart club ”Strasbourg at the end of his career.