The first aim of the Werkself players in the morning – whether on the players floor in the hotel or at breakfast – led to Adam Hlozek. The Czech international celebrated his 21st birthday on Tuesday. He is the second birthday boy from the squad at the current training camp after Gustavo Puerta turned 20 on Sunday. Many happy returns, Adam!
Fernando Carro (CEO), goalkeeper Niklas Lomb and goalkeeping coach David Thiel will also celebrate their birthdays at the training camp.
The good news also spread to the training ground in the morning: Jonathan Tah again took part in large sections of the training together with his teammates. The defender trained on his own on Monday due to a blow to his thigh in training. After the warm-up routine, Tah and Co. completed moves in tight spaces with plenty of shots on goal.
Patrik Schick watched the first session of the day from the touchline. The striker did not want to miss the chance to observe his teammates from close-up. Schick is currently undergoing an individual rehab programme in the team hotel following his groin operation last month.
After the morning session, sporting managing director Simon Rolfes talked to the media present about the new signings and the current situation with squad planning: "We have taken the most important steps and we have the key elements for the team. Our new signings are all candidates for the first eleven. Of course, there may well be one or two changes in the squad. But the main positions are sorted and we've done what we wanted to do." On Jonathan Tah, the 41-year-old explained: "He certainly features in our plans." And in response to the question of whether teammate Edmond Tapsoba might be transferred, Rolfes said: "Eddy is a really important player for us. He still has a long time to go on his contract and therefore there is no reason for us to think about it."
Rolfes also talked about the targets for the forthcoming season: "The new signings have done the team good. Nevertheless, being ambitious means working hard for it every day. We still have a lot to do. We have to be right at it for the cup tie and the first Bundesliga matchday. And that means having to prepare well here."
The session in late afternoon was held in the hotel’s indoor tennis court due, in part, to the weather. Strengthening exercises were followed by recovery and stretching. Several players used the unusual location for a short tennis match. Florian Wirtz, Nadiem Amiri and Amine Adli demonstrated they know how to handle felt balls as well as footballs.
Day four in Saalfelden tomorrow again starts with an open training session in the morning – starting at 10.30 CEST. After lunch there will be a range of media events for several Werkself players, head coach Xabi Alonso and sporting managing director Simon Rolfes. After that there will be a team event for the whole travelling Bayer 04 group and a joint team meal in the evening.
Starting with the 2026/27 season, Bayer 04 has created a permanent memorial space at the BayArena. In the upper section of Block A in the southeast corner of the stadium, Werkself fans can honour friends and family members with whom they have shared many special moments connected to Bayer 04. In the coming months, this space will be gradually expanded, in particular with the active support of the fans.
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Bayer 04 has secured a new premium partner in DXC Technology, a leading provider of enterprise technology and innovation. The club has agreed a partnership with DXC running until 30 June 2028. At the heart of the partnership is DXC’s role as an AI integration partner. The company is integrating Bayer 04’s previously separate digital systems into a unified fan journey that begins long before matchday and extends well beyond the stadium visit. As a partner of the women’s team and main sponsor of #B04eSports, DXC will be supporting two promising sections of the club during this period. DXC will also gain significant visibility as the sleeve partner of the women’s team in the DFB Pokal.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have secured a new premium partner in the form of DRIVIO. DRIVIO, already part of the club’s partner portfolio as a reliable car subscription partner for Bayer 04, will continue to support the club in this capacity and, with immediate effect, also join the premium group of companies that cooperate closely with the Werkself. The premium and car subscription partnership between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and DRIVIO will initially run until 30 June 2027.
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Under the slogan ‘Holidays without War’, 60 children from war-torn Ukraine took part in the summer camp organised by the German-Ukrainian association Blau-Gelbes Kreuz in Leverkusen and the surrounding area in August. The children aged between 10 and 14 – many of whom have lost their parents in the war – come from the Ukrainian twin towns of Leverkusen, Cologne and Monheim am Rhein: Nikopol, Dnipro and Volodymyr. Bayer 04, Bayer AG and TSV Bayer 04 supported the camp to mark its 10th anniversary, enabling even more children and young people than in previous years to spend a few carefree days’ holiday away from the war in the Rhineland.
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