The irresistible ascent of Anthony Caci in the Bundesliga

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By: Manu Tournoux

For several years, the Bundesliga has proven to be a great career accelerator for many French players (Randal Kolo Muani, Christopher Nkunku, Jean-Philippe Mateta to name a few). A championship that gives pride of place to offensive players, but not only since Manu Koné or even Ibrahima Konaté passed through Germany before breaking elsewhere. Today, there are around thirty French players to evolve in the first division.

Among them, a certain Anthony Caci. If it is not the best known, it is today one of the most decisive with Michael Olise (Bayern), Alassane Plea (Monchengladbach) or Alexis Claude-Maurice (Augsburg). Not for his many goals, but especially for his assists. Current 4th best Bundesliga smuggler with 7 offerings, the former Strasbourgeois regale and is only preceded in this exercise by Amoura, Marmoush and Witz. Last weekend before the international break, the Piston of Mainz delivered two assists Ô how important against Friborg during the 2-2 match of his family.

Mainz will have trouble remembering Anthony Caci at the next transfer window

A indisputable holder in Mainz, Caci is one of the great craftsmen of the formidable season of the Modest German club, current 3rd in the championship and well left to hang a qualifying place in the Champions League. Under the leadership of coach Bo Henriksen who decided to place and maintain the tricolor Olympic international at the right piston post, Mainz rang. In this position, Caci can best express his qualities and has discovered the qualities of a smuggler who greatly helps to maintain his training in the top 5 of the championship, and who notably allowed him to be appointed for the title of player of the month in the Bundesliga in the company of Florian Wirtz, Omar Marmoush, Dayot Upamecano or Jamal Musiala, excuse the little.

Well without his head and in his crampons, the number 19 of Mainz only thinks at the end of the season and obviously wants to take his team to the Champions League. Then come the time to wonder following his career. The right piston, which has just changed his agent and entrust his interests to the agency which notably manages Castelo Lukeba, Nicolas Pépé and Tim Weah, is at the end of the contract in June 2026. If there is no doubt that the German club will offer to extend the adventure, Caci knows that he is today a very coveted player. This winter already, the Valence FC, Aston Villa, Fulham, Benfica Lisbon and even Borussia Dortmund (which he will face on March 30 in the league) took information about him. There is no doubt that his recent performances have given ideas to many other clubs. He will then have to make the right decision …