"In Abdoulaye Faye we have signed an extremely talented defender. His signing is a transfer with a long perspective, Faye is a promise for the future of Bayer 04 Leverkusen," said managing director sport Simon Rolfes. According to the director of football Kim Falkenberg, "Abdoulaye Faye has everything needed to become an impressive player in our Werkself team. He's a very good footballer, has outstanding ability in creating moves and he produces quality passes," said Falkenberg.
The 1.91 metre tall defender is happy about his move to the Werkself: “Leverkusen offers me a great chance that I definitely want to take. I will do all I can to put myself in the frame at Bayer 04 over the long term,” said Faye. “It’s a top European club - wearing the Leverkusen jersey will inspire me every day.“
Like last year, Bayer 04 Women held their summer training camp in Rieden. Coach Roberto Pätzold gives his assessment of the time in the Upper Palatinate, discusses the integration of the 11 new players and the unusual team building measures, gives his thoughts on the friendly and looks ahead to the start of the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga season in August.
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Just in time for the start of the summer holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Werkself will hold another open training session on Tuesday 21 July. The session at the BayArena is scheduled to start at 11:00 CEST and will again be available to watch in a live stream. The fans who are there can look forward to a very special surprise.
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Bayer 04 turned in a dominant performance in a 7-0 win against fifth-tier side Sportfreunde Baumberg in their first friendly ahead of the 2026/27 season. A brace from debutant Afonso Moreira (19', 27') either side of a Christian Kofane strike (23') put the Werkself 3-0 up in the first of the two 35-minute halves in Monheim am Rhein. After the break, Victor Boniface (49', 53'), Robert Andrich (56') and Nathan Tella (67') scored for the completely changed Leverkusen team. It was therefore a successful friendly debut for new head coach Carles Martínez and his team, although the hosts also had something to celebrate despite the defeat: the match marked the inauguration of Baumberg's new ground, the MEGA Stadion.
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Attention, Werkself fans: the new Away Matchday Collection is now available from the Bayer 04 online shop and the Fanwelt. It includes t-shirts, zip tops and jackets.
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