{"id":87115,"date":"2023-10-30T04:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T04:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=87115"},"modified":"2023-10-30T04:55:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T04:55:01","slug":"anwar-el-ghazi-is-set-to-have-his-mainz-contract-terminated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/sport\/anwar-el-ghazi-is-set-to-have-his-mainz-contract-terminated\/","title":{"rendered":"Anwar El Ghazi &apos;is set to have his Mainz contract terminated&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Anwar El Ghazi &#8216;is set to have his Mainz contract terminated&#8217; &#8211; after &#8216;refusing to apologise&#8217; for his pro-Palestine social media post and telling club chiefs he &#8216;stands for peace and humanity for all victims of the war&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The Dutchman was suspended from training and matches earlier this month<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Anwar El Ghazi posted a pro-Palestine statement on his Instagram story<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Aston Villa\u00a0winger\u00a0Anwar El Ghazi will reportedly have his contract at Mainz terminated following his now-deleted pro-Palestine social media post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a028-year-old was suspended earlier this month by the Bundesliga club, who &#8211; in a statement &#8211; &#8216;distanced themselves\u00a0from the content of the post&#8217; that did not &#8216;align<span>\u00a0with the values of the club.&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But following a meeting on Thursday, Mainz have decided to cancel the\u00a0Dutchman&#8217;s contract that runs until 2025, according to the BBC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>They claim that El Ghazi refused to apologise\u00a0and told club chiefs he &#8216;stands for peace and humanity for all victims of the war.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He was previously linked with a shock summer move to Manchester United amid the club&#8217;s winger crisis and El Ghazi at the time being a free agent.\u00a0He eventually joined Mainz on a two-year contract.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/18\/76683275-12680945-Mainz_s_Anwar_El_Ghazi_has_been_suspended_by_the_Bundesliga_club-a-4_1698426682731.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mainz&#8217;s Anwar El Ghazi is set to have his contract terminated by the Bundesliga club outfit<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/18\/76686793-12680945-image-a-1_1698426514125.jpg\" height=\"973\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/18\/77090287-12680945-image-a-2_1698426662847.jpg\" height=\"470\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>El Ghazi last featured in the Premier League for Everton against Man City last February<\/p>\n<p>El Ghazi formerly featured in the Premier League for both Aston Villa and Everton but moved to Germany in search of more regular first-team opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Part of his social media update stated: &#8216;Palestine will be free&#8217; before he removed the post from his Instagram story.<\/p>\n<p>He has made three appearances in the German top-flight this season and registered one assist for Bo Svensson&#8217;s team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>El Ghazi has been one of the rare players to speak on the\u00a0ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.\u00a0Mainz are yet to comment following their statement on his initial suspension.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12680945\/Anwar-El-Ghazi-set-Mainz-contract-terminated-refusing-apologise-pro-Palestine-social-media-post-telling-club-chiefs-stands-peace-humanity-victims-war.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anwar El Ghazi &#8216;is set to have his Mainz contract terminated&#8217; 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