Confirmed: Vidovic receives contract extension and loan out to Mainz

Gabriel Vidovic’s rumored move to FSV Mainz 05 is over the line. The 20-year-old first extended his contract with parent club FC Bayern München before receiving the loan-out to the Rheinhessen. Virtually all German footballing media sources confirm that a purchase option is nevertheless built into the deal.

The Croatian youth international has already been loaned out to Vitesse Arnhem and Dinamo Zagreb in his native country.To date, Vidovic has made four Bundesliga appearances for the FCB senior team. He’s registered an assist on match-day three of the 2022/23 campaign. After his two loan-outs, his estimated market worth stands at a career-high €3.5 million. 

“Mainz 05 offers the ideal conditions for me to continue my sporting development,” Vidovic noted in a club statement, “It was also a conscious decision to play within the Bundesliga.”

“Gabriel Vidovic has a lot of talent,” Mainz CEO Christian Heidel added, “Despite his very young age, he has already garnered a lot of experience in the European professional leagues.