FSV Mainz 05: support and praise for Ludovic Ajorque

Goalless so far

Ludovic Ajorque has a market value of 11 million euros, only two Bundesliga winter signings are more valuable than the 28-year-old Frenchman from 1. FSV Mainz 05. The center forward, signed for 6 million euros from RC Strasbourg Alsace, is still without a goal after five appearances – However, this does not cause unrest among the Rheinhessen, quite the opposite.

In Mainz, coach Bo Svensson told the “table football‘, ‘don’t be worried. He attracts a lot of attention from the opponent, giving the others more space.” This benefits Ajorque’s attacking colleagues Karim Onisiwo (30) and Jae-sung Lee (30), who have scored eight Bundesliga goals together since his arrival.

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Eder Balanta | Club Brugge -> Schalke 04 | Market value: €3 million

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(In this gallery, arrivals and departures are taken into account and listed according to market value or transfer fee, whichever is higher (from EUR 3 million).)

Thomas Delaney | Sevilla FC -> Hoffenheim | Market value: €3 million

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Jerome Roussillon | VfL Wolfsburg -> Union Berlin | Market value: €3 million

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Oliver Burke | Werder Bremen -> Millwall | Market value: €3 million

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Hugo Siquet | SC Freiburg -> Cercle Brugge | Market value: €3 million

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Loan with option for another year

Noah Mbamba | Club Brugge -> Bayer Leverkusen | Market value: €3 million

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Transfer fee: €100 thousand

Keven Schlotterbeck SC Freiburg -> VfL Bochum | Market value: €3 million

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Kelvin Yeboah | Genoa CFC -> FC Augsburg | Market value: €3.5 million

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Andreas Hanche-Olsen | KAA Gent -> Mainz 05 | Market value: €3.5 million

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Transfer fee: €2.5 million

Jérôme Onguéné | E. Frankfurt -> RB Salzburg | Market value: €3.5 million

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Moritz Jenz Lorient -> Schalke 04 | Market value: €3.5 million

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Rental fee: 200,000 euros + obligation to buy if you stay up in the league
Loan to Celtic canceled earlier

Jordan Larson | Schalke -> FC Copenhagen | Market value: €4 million

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Ondrej Duda | 1. FC Cologne -> Hellas Verona | Market value: €4 million

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Aïssa Laïdouni | Ferencváros -> Union Berlin | Transfer fee: €4.1 million

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Market value: €4 million

Michael Frey | Royal Antwerp -> Schalke 04 | Market value: €4.5 million

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Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel | 1. FSV Mainz 05 -> Espanyol Barcelona | Market value: €4.5 million

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Linus Gechter | Hertha BSC -> E. Brunswick | Market value: €4.5 million

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Paxten Aaronson | Philadelphia -> E. Frankfurt | Market value: €4.5 million

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Transfer fee: €4 million

Nathanaël Mbuku | Reims -> FC Augsburg | Market value: €5 million

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Nicolas Cozza | Montpellier -> Wolfsburg | Market value: €5 million

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Transfer fee: €500,000

Hugo Novoa | RB Leipzig -> FC Basel | Market value: €5 million

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Philip Max | PSV -> Eintracht Frankfurt | Market value €6 million

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Loan with option to buy

John Anthony Brooks | Benfica -> Hoffenheim | Market value: €6 million

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Transfer fee: €300,000

Daley Blind | Clubless -> FC Bayern | Market value: €6 million

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Santiago Ascacíbar | Hertha BSC -> Studies | Market value: €6.5 million

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Dion Beljo | NK Osijek -> FC Augsburg | Market value: €6.5 million

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Transfer fee: €3 million

Paulinho | Bayer 04 -> Atlético Mineiro | Market value: €7 million

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Julian Ryerson | Union Berlin -> Borussia Dortmund | Market value: €7.5 million

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Transfer fee: €5 million

Josip Brekalo | VfL Wolfsburg -> AC Fiorentina | Market value: €7.5 million

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Yann Sommer | Gladbach -> FC Bayern | Transfer fee: €8 million

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Market value: €5 million

Julien Duranville | Anderlecht to BVB | Transfer fee: €8.5 million

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Market value: €5 million

Jonas Omlin | Montpellier -> Gladbach | Transfer fee: €9 million

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Market value: €7 million

Josip Juranovic | Celtic -> Union | Market value: €9 million

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Transfer fee: €8.55 million

Ludovic Ajorque | Strasbourg -> Mainz | Market value: €11 million

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Transfer fee: €6 million

Kevin Shame | SC Freiburg -> FC Brentford | Market value: €12 million

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Rental fee: €1 million + obligation to purchase

Kasper Dolberg | OGC Nice -> TSG Hoffenheim | Market value: €12 million

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Georginio Rutter | TSG Hoffenheim -> Leeds United | Transfer fee: €28 million

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Market value: €16 million

João Cancelo | Man City -> Bayern Munich | Market value: €70 million

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“I think it annoys him and he needs a goal to feel good,” said defender Stefan Bell (31) about the 1.97 meter nine, but added: “We as a team and that too The coaching team see it more relaxed. We don’t measure strikers by goals and more by the overall advantages they bring. And we see that with Ludovic. He holds balls, employs the defense. Karim benefits from the spaces it allows him to run into rather than going head-to-head with defenders.”

Onisiwo himself also emphasized the importance of his new offensive partner after such a short time: “He does a lot for the team, we can play a lot of high balls. It might not look that attractive, but that’s how you win games. That’s how Union Berlin wins the games.” Ajorque could perhaps be a bit more selfish. The left-footer, who was born on Reunion Island, had scored 51 goals in 151 games (19 assists) for Strasbourg – but only one this season.

The guys’ performance over the weekend really picked me up!
It felt like everyone took a step for the other!
I didn’t really like Ajorque, he often seemed unhappy with his actions, especially with Lee’s first goal. As a striker, I expect him to do the thing. However, I have the feeling that he binds opponents and thus creates space, especially for Karim.
I really liked Karim! He really gives everything until the last minute. …

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