Mainz terminates El Ghazi’s contract over posts on Israel-Hamas conflict

Mainz 05 have terminated Anwar El Ghazi’s contract following the forward’s social media posts in connection with the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Bundesliga club said on Friday. However, El Ghazi posted a new statement on Wednesday that the German club said was ‘incomprehensible’ and that they would examine it from a legal perspective. In a statement, Mainz said the player’s contract had been terminated as a result of his statements and posts on social media without specifying. We must call for an end to the killing in Gaza now.” Mainz said on social media on Wednesday that they had read El Ghazi’s latest statement in relation to the club “which we noted with surprise and incomprehension.