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Mainz have extended until 2028 their partnership with the services provider JobImpulse, both an academy backer and an 05ER Partner. The agreement includes an original mechanism: 250 euros go to the WOLFGANG FRANK CAMPUS academy for every goal scored at home. David Schössler, the club's B2B director, praised a relationship that has “become a partnership built on trust”, and JobImpulse's chief executive, Alexander Wittker, said he was “doubly happy at every home goal”.

Marco Richter, 28, and Mainz have terminated his contract by mutual agreement with effect from 1 September, which allows him to sign elsewhere even after the window has closed since he is now a free agent. Sporting director Niko Bungert explained the move: “We had worked out a plan with Marco for a new sporting challenge. Despite interesting options, the right solution was not there. To avoid deadline pressure, we agreed to terminate his contract so that he can sign beyond it.” Richter continues to train with the professional squad to stay in condition.

Attacking midfielder Hyun-seok Hong has been loaned for the season to FC Midtjylland, the club explaining that the competition in his position did not allow it to guarantee him sufficient playing time.

Attacking midfielder Hyun-seok Hong has been loaned for the season to FC Midtjylland: Mainz explained that the strong competition in his position did not allow them to guarantee him regular playing time. It is his third loan in two years.

Germany's new head coach Jürgen Klopp visited the WOLFGANG FRANK CAMPUS at the Bruchweg as part of his tour of Bundesliga clubs. There he met Christian Heidel, president Stefan Hofmann, head coach Urs Fischer and the professional players. “It was something special,” he said, having spent eighteen years at the club as a player and then head coach: “A lot has changed for the better, there are now three grass pitches where there used to be a gravel one.” Klopp will announce his first squad on 17 September before his debut on the 24th in the Netherlands.

The supporter network keeps expanding: more than 220 fan clubs are now officially registered with Mainz, over sixty of them created in the last two years, with new ones in Israel, Tanzania and Sweden, in addition to existing groups in Luxembourg. The oldest still-active fan clubs date back to 1996 and are approaching their thirtieth anniversary. The club also passed 30,000 members last year.

Andreas Hanche-Olsen has left the club to join Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer on deadline day.

The summer window closed with the arrivals of Stefan Posch, from Como, Sheraldo Becker, goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow and forward Ransford Königsdörffer, signed from Hamburger SV.

Silvan Widmer has ended his international career with Switzerland. The 33-year-old right-back leaves a record of 65 caps and 5 goals, with two World Cups and two European Championships played. He will now be able to devote himself exclusively to Mainz, without international breaks.

Mainz's injury list has four names before the trip to Hamburg, on Sunday 6 September at 15:30: Dominik Kohr, whose unavailability a scan has confirmed, Paul Nebel, out for a month, Silas, who suffered a fractured tibia and fibula and has been out for close to six months, and Eric Martel, with a knee injury and in fitness rehabilitation. The projected line-up keeps Robin Zentner in goal, a back three including Stefan Posch, and a Sheraldo Becker - Phillip Tietz attacking pair.