
“I’ve spoken to Oliver Bierhoff and Jogi Löw about it over the last few days,” said Rudi Völler. The Leverkusen sporting managing director expressly underlined “the appreciation of the DFB for the special situation for the player and for us as a club. We are grateful to the national coach that Kai can now resolve matters in London with our support,” Völler declared.

Four Bayer 04 players are in action at the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations being played in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January 2026: Eliesse Ben Seghir for the hosts, Edmond Tapsoba with Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Maza for Algeria and Christian Kofane with Cameroon. Updates on the AFCON matches involving Werkself players...
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen has gained a new partner in digital gaming platform Crown Coins, which joins the Bundesliga runners-up's Sponsors Club with immediate effect. The one-and-a-half-year contract runs until 30 June 2027.
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The Werkself host VfB Stuttgart this evening (10 January, 18:30 CET), a side whose recent Bundesliga form has been indifferent but who have regularly produced top performances in the DFB Pokal and UEFA Europa League, and who have a key player back in the squad in striker Ermedin Demirovic. Off the pitch, the BayArena faithful will be able to see the remaining stoppage time live on the video screens. The Matchday News.
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Attention, Bayer 04 fans! From now you can get your hands on cool items from the brand new Retro Collection 1992/93. These include a shirt, a zip jacket, hats, scarves and much more. The products are available from both the Fanwelt and the Bayer 04 online shop.
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