Mainz director Bungert “optimistic” over Lennard Maloney switch

Bundesliga facet Mainz has continued its pursuit of American midfielder Lennard Maloney and will reportedly have him as a signed participant within the coming days.

Mainz is working tirelessly to amass Maloney from Heidenheim, Bild reported Monday. Maloney has not featured for Heidenheim in over one month, which has led to the membership listening to gives for him in the course of the January Switch Window.

Heidenheim beforehand provided Maloney a contract extension final fall, however the 25-year-old didn’t settle for it, looking for alternatives elsewhere.

Mainz sporting director Niko Bungert desires Maloney to be a part of the membership previous to the window shutting and admitted progress has been made of their negotiations..

“We’re within the course of of constructing the switch within the winter and reaching an settlement with Heidenheim,” Bungert stated in an interview with Bild. ”We’re optimistic that it’ll occur within the subsequent two weeks.”

The Berlin-born midfielder was key in Heidenheim incomes promotion to the Bundesliga in 2023, in addition to earn a spot in Europe final summer season. Maloney has scored two objectives and added two assists in 85 appearances for the membership, which has led to him incomes two caps with the U.S. males’s nationwide workforce.

Mainz sits sixth within the present Bundesliga desk and can face Stuttgart and Werder Bremen in its remaining two matches of January.