German club Mainz will terminate the contract of the team’s Dutch winger Anwar El Ghazi due to his post in support of Palestine in the conflict with Israel. This was reported by “BBC”.
After the Palestinian-Israeli conflict escalated on October 7, Al-Ghazi published a post in support of Palestine on his social networks. Thereupon, the football player was suspended from the team, even though he deleted his broadcast. According to the source, Mainz asked the player to apologize, but he told the management that he was in favor of peace and humanity. On October 27, it was reported that the winger was informed about the end of the collaboration.
El Ghazi has been playing for Mainz since September 2023. His last club was PSV. He previously played for Everton and Aston Villa in England, Lille in France and Ajax in the Netherlands.
El-Gazi has two matches with the Dutch national team.
In addition to Al-Gazi, French striker Karim Benzema had also previously declared his support for the Palestinian people.
Previously in the European Parliament prisoner Hamas supporter Benzema.