“With his loan to Bochum and the accompanying competitive experience he will gain at professional level there, we can expect Farid to make another leap in quality,” said managing director sport Simon Rolfes about the youngster. “We will closely monitor his progress and are confident that Farid has a bright future at Bayer 04.”
The 19-year-old winger also sees great potential to establish himself at Bayer 04 through regular and convincing performances in Germany’s second division with Bochum. “I have gained an excellent impression of the club in recent weeks,” said Alfa-Ruprecht. “I want to establish myself here in the long term and am confident that I can prove myself through good performances at Bochum.”
Bayer 04 Leverkusen attacker Farid Alfa-Ruprecht, who was signed from Manchester City in July, has joined Bochum on loan. The 1.81m tall winger will spend a year with the Bundesliga 2 club. Alfa-Ruprecht’s contract in Leverkusen runs until 30 June 2030.
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During the first international break of the season, Bayer 04 will face Viktoria Köln in a friendly match. The clash with the neighbouring third-division side will take place on Wednesday, 3 September (kick-off: 11am CEST) at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion in Leverkusen. Admission for fans is free.
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Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have signed Morocco international forward Eliesse Ben Seghir. The 20-year-old joins from Monaco on a five-year contract until 30 June 2030.
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