
"Securitas is one of our biggest and most important service providers on the financial side," said Fernando Carro as chairman of the Bayer 04 board in underlining the significance the new agreement. "The sector of security in particular is of the utmost significance for a football club like ours being active both at home and abroad. The knowledge of the multifaceted ability of the proven partner makes our connection to Securitas particularly valuable."
For the CEO of Securitas Sport & Event, Dirk Dernbach, the ongoing close relationship with Leverkusen is "a classic example for a mutual relationship built up over many years and one that can also be relied on in difficult times."
In addition to managing the match and training activities of the Werkself players, Securitas is also responsible for the relevant functions with the Bayer 04 Women’s team and the U17 and U19 youth teams. In addition, Securitas supports Bayer 04 on a daily basis with security and gate keeping services.

The Werkself continue their 2026/27 pre-season preparations with their third friendly against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion on Wednesday 29 July (kick-off 15:00 CEST). Werkself-TV is broadcasting the match live and in full in a stream from 14:50 CEST...

Bayer 04 are back on the pitch. Following the first training sessions, the Werkself play the first pre-season friendly on Saturday, July 18. The match against Oberliga club Sportfreunde Baumberg kicks off at 15:30 CEST in Monheim am Rhein. Fans unable to attend the match can watch head coach Carles Martínez’s first game in charge for free via a livestream at bayer04.de and on the Bayer 04 app, as well as on Werkself.tv (exclusively for members). Just log on and watch the games live. All the other Werkself preseason friendlies leading up to the 2026/27 season will also be streamed live for free.
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Bayer 04 is redesigning the public catering at the BayArena and Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion for the start of the 2026/27 season. Together with new catering partner Aramark, processes will be developed and the service at the stadium will be improved in a targeted way.
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The German Football Association (DFB) has officially recognised Bayer 04 as a centre for the development of female talent for the 2026/27 season. The club was awarded that role on 1 January 2026, and this status has now been renewed.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have sold young defender Andrea Natali to AZ Alkmaar on permanent terms. The 18-year-old Italian was on loan at the Dutch club last season, where he mainly played for the reserve team in the second division.
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