Patrik Schick, Adam Hlozek and Lukas Hradecky are involved in the final group matches in the Nations League. Schick and Hlozek are in the Czech Republic squad for the game on matchday five against Portugal. The Czechs lost the first meeting 2-0 at the beginning of June. Switzerland are the opponents on matchday six. The Czech Republic team won their previous encounter 2-1. Schick, Hlozek and Co. are currently third on four points in Group 2 in League A.
Hradecky is with the Finland team for matches against Romania and Montenegro. The Finns recently beat Montenegro 2-0 but lost 1-0 against Romania. The Scandinavian side are third in the table on four points in Group 3 in League B. Montenegro are second (seven points) and Romania are bottom on three points.
Zidan Sertdemir is with the Denmark U19 squad for European championship qualifiers for next years finals in Malta. The 17-year-old and his teammates first play Georgia in Hjorring in Denmark and then there are matches against the youth teams from Montenegro and England every three days in Hobro.
The two Werkself players Jeremie Frimpong and Mitchel Bakker are set to play two friendlies with the Netherlands U21 side. Frimpong, Bakker and Co. first travel to Leuven to play Belgium on Friday 23 September (kick-off: 18.30 CEST). The Oranje then play Romania include Cluj on Tuesday 27 September (kick-off: 18.00 CEST).
Five other Werkself players are set to feature in friendly fixtures. Charles Aránguiz has again been selected by Chile and will play alongside his teammates on Friday and the following Tuesday against Morocco and Qatar. On the same day, Sardar Azmoun with Iran, Edmond Tapsoba with Burkina Faso and Piero Hincapie with Ecuador also have friendly matches. While Iran have their games in Austria, Tapsoba and Co. head off to Morocco.
Piero Hincapie and Ecuador first face Saudi Arabia in Murcia (Spain) with the kick-off at 19.00 CEST and four days later they are playing a few kilometres away from the BayArena. La Tri meet Japan (kick-off: 19.00 CEST) at the Merkur Spiel Arena in Düsseldorf.
Odilon Kossounou starts a day later: The defender with the Ivory Coast plays Togo on Saturday 24 September. The second friendly for the Ivorians is against Guinea on Tuesday 27 September. Both matches are to be played in France.
Internationals involving Bayer 04 players:
Charles Aránguiz (Friendlies)
23.09., 21.00 CEST, Morocco vs Chile, Barcelona
27.09., Qatar vs Chile, Vienna
Jeremie Frimpong and Mitchel Bakker (U21 friendlies)
23.09., 18.30 CEST, Belgium vs Netherlands, Leuven
27.09., 18.00 CEST, Romania vs Netherlands, Cluj
Zidan Sertdemir (U19 Euro qualifiers)
21.09., 14.00 CEST, Denmark vs Georgia, Hjorring
24.09., 18.00 CEST, Denmark vs Montenegro, Hobro
27.09., 14.00 CEST, Denmark vs England, Hobro
Patrik Schick and Adam Hlozek (Nations League)
24.09., 20.45 CEST, Czech Republic vs Portugal, Prague
27.09., 20.45 CEST, Switzerland vs Czech Republic, St. Gallen
Lukas Hradecky (Nations League)
23.09., 20.45 CEST, Finland vs Romania, Helsinki
26.09., 20.45 CEST, Montenegro vs Finland, Podgorica
Odilon Kossounou (Friendlies)
24.09., Ivory Coast vs Togo, Rouen
27.09., Guinea vs Ivory Coast, Le Havre
Sardar Azmoun (Friendlies)
23.09., Iran vs Uruguay, St. Pölten
27.09., Iran vs Senegal, Vienna
Edmond Tapsoba (Friendlies)
23.09., Burkina Faso vs Togo, Casablanca
27.09., Burkina Faso vs Togo, Casablanca
Piero Hincapie (Friendlies)
23.09., 19.00 CEST, Saudi Arabia vs Ecuador, Murcia
27.09., 19.30 CEST, Ecuador vs Japan, Düsseldorf
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Less than a year ago, Kerim Alajbegovic moved from the Bayer 04 U19s to Austrian top-flight club FC Red Bull Salzburg. The forward’s development since then has been impressive. In 36 matches, including in the UEFA Europa League, the 18-year-old has scored 14 goals. In the summer, Alajbegovic, now a Bosnia international, will return to Leverkusen - and thus not only achieve the next milestone still early in his career, but also enrich the Werkself squad with his footballing versatility and determination.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended the contract with forward Nathan Tella ahead of schedule. The versatile 26-year-old, who can be deployed as a right winger, false nine or left winger, has penned a new contract to 30 June 2031. Tella joined the Werkself from Championship club Southampton in 2023. His previous contract ran to the summer of 2028.
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Nathan Tella has extended his contract with Bayer 04 to 2031. In an interview with Werkself TV, the 26-year-old talks about fulfilling his dreams, his positive outlook on life and his goals for the future. He answers the questions in English - all except the last one, which he addresses directly to the fans...
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