"Farid Alfa-Ruprecht has caught the eye as a winger in the English U21 league," said Bayer 04 managing director sport Simon Rolfes. "An impressive goalscoring rate, tremendous speed and great footballing talent make him a highly interesting candidate for our first team." Director of football Kim Falkenberg added: "We see clear potential in Farid to become an important player for Bayer 04 in the future."
Born in Hamburg and of Ghanaian descent, he moved from the HSV academy to Manchester City three years ago. His preferred position is on the right wing but he can also operate on the left flank, where his strong right foot can provide a goal threat. "Leverkusen are a top club with great appeal," said the 1.81-metre-tall Alfa-Ruprecht. "I will repay the faith shown in me and do everything for the chance to wear the Bayer shirt."
The date for the Bayer 04 Women's DFB Pokal Round of 16 tie has been set. As announced by the German Football Association (DFB) on Wednesday, the Leverkusen Women will play league rivals Hamburger SV on Sunday, 16 November at 15:00 CET.
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A great honour for Eliesse Ben Seghir: The Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport has published the final shortlist of 25 nominees for this year's Golden Boy award - including Werkself player Eliesse Ben Seghir. The award will be presented in November.
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They narrowly missed out on the title in the spring of this year as they enjoyed their most successful season to date under the Bayer Cross. Now they want to build on that success. In an interview ahead of today's start of the new season in the VBL Club Championship by WOW (live on the Bayer 04 app from 18:00 CEST), the two Bayer 04 eSports players and cousins Marc and Sean Landwehr talk about the organisational changes to the VBL CC and their everyday lives as professional gamers and they also give pro tips for the new EA FC 26.
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A Black and Red player in the U20 World Cup final in Chile. Alejo Sarco and Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 in the semi-final on Wednesday night. Morocco, who knocked out France, now await in the final on Sunday night.
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