There is a chance that Ritsu Doan will start a new adventure in the Bundesliga next season. The Japanese, who was accurate last weekend in the Eindhoven team’s competition match against Willem II (4-2), enjoys serious interest from 1. FSV Mainz 05. The first talks between both clubs about a switch from the 23-year-old winger would have been fed, as the German knows BILD to report. Doan previously played in Germany for Arminia Bielefeld, which rented him from PSV.
Doan still has a contract in Eindhoven that links him to PSV until mid-2024, but the current number two in the Eredivisie would nevertheless be willing to talk about the departure of the attacker. Doan was loaned out by PSV to Arminia Bielefeld last season, where he managed to attract Mainz’s attention with 5 goals in 34 games. Bielefeld tried unsuccessfully last summer to take over Doan. Ultimately, PSV decided to keep him on board and to give him another chance in preparation for the current season.
Mainz will have to pay a transfer fee for Doan, as he still has a two-year contract with PSV. The people of Eindhoven transferred no less than 7.5 million euros for him to FC Groningen in 2019. According to BILD there are talks going on to discuss a switch. Mainz, who was successful last week with a 3-1 victory over Bayern Munich, is in ninth place on a creditable season and can already look carefully at next season. Trainer Bo Svensson is looking for offensive reinforcements and would like to see a player who can play on the wings and who is also good at one-on-one duels. According to the Germans, Doan would fit that profile perfectly.
Groningen rented Doan from the Japanese G-Osaka in the 2017/18 season, where the Northerners had included an option to buy in the contract. The Pride of the North After a successful first season, he didn’t have to think twice and put the option in the contract. Doan was then active in Groningen for one more season, after which he made the switch to Eindhoven. In Groningen, the attacker managed to score 15 goals in 63 matches, and was good for 7 assists. This season he made his appearance for the cup winner in 37 games, in which he was good for 10 goals.