Sky Germany: Mainz star ‘one to watch’ ahead of summer

There’s a Polish expertise taking part in within the Bundesliga that’s catching the attention of some high groups in Italy: Kacper Potulski of Mainz.

Milan have all the time proven a willingness to spend money on younger expertise underneath the possession of RedBird Capital and Elliott Administration prior. Even in the latest summer time window Koni De Winter, David Odogu, Samuele Ricci, Zachary Athekame and Ardon Jashari arrived, all underneath 24 on the time of signing.

Potulski on the Rossoneri’s radar

In line with Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sport DE, Kacper Potulski may very well be the following identify for Milan. He writes: “Potulski is already one to observe forward of the summer time switch window. Milan, Inter and Como have already gathered details about him.

“Chelsea – doubtlessly with a mortgage transfer to Strasbourg – in addition to Brighton and Brentford, are additionally . The 18 y/o centre-back, thought to be a high expertise, is underneath contract at Mainz till 2028.”

The Polish expertise has exploded within the Bundesliga and there’s a queue to grab him from Mainz as quickly as potential, it appears. Having come by means of the youth ranks of Lechia Gdansk within the far north of Poland, Potulski has all the time stood out for his bodily dominance and aerial capacity.

In 2021, he joined Legia Warsaw, the place he remained till the summer time of 2023, when Mainz acquired him. This season, he has made 18 appearances with one objective and one help within the Bundesliga and the UEFA Convention League.

What’s most attention-grabbing and spectacular, nevertheless, are his defensive numbers: 4.9 duels gained per sport and a mean of 8.7 recoveries per 90 minutes.