
In his four years at Leverkusen, the 28-year-old striker has played 131 games. Alario has scored 51 goals and provided 16 assists to date. “Of course, we were aware of how valuable Lucas is to Bayer 04. But his very good season did attract interest from other clubs,” said sporting managing director Rudi Völler about the Argentinean who was involved in 19 goals in 33 games last term. “That is why we were very happy to be able to extend the contract.”
That view is shared by Simon Rolfes: “Lucas is a goal-getter to the core. You can always rely on him when you need him,” said the Bayer 04 sporting director. “We are well positioned for our ambitious targets with him and Patrik Schick as central strikers.”
Lucas Alario, who made his comeback to the Argentina team in 2019 and only missed out on the Copa América due to a thigh injury, is happy about the contract extension. “I’ve always said I feel really good here at Bayer 04. The setup at the club is very professional and we want to achieve a lot together. We’ve got a really good team for that. We want to compete in all three competitions this season.”

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The German Football Association (DFB) confirmed the kick-off times for the second round of the 2026/27 DFB Pokal on Thursday. Bayer 04 will meet 1. FC Nürnberg on Wednesday 28 October at 20:45 CET.
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This Wednesday afternoon, the German Football Association (DFB) announced the exact kick-off times for Matchday 6 in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga. According to the fixture list, the Bayer 04 Women’s home match against Werder Bremen will be played on Friday, 2 October, at 18:30 CEST.
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Just in time for the start of the school year, everyone was hard at work again at NaturGut Ophoven. For the 21st time, Bayer 04 have supported the annual ‘BioBrotbox’ campaign, which puts together a healthy breakfast for first-year primary school pupils in Leverkusen – and not only contributed 1,904 muesli bars but also plenty of enthusiasm too: Together with the U19 players Burak Kir and Clinton Wilson, Emily Wallrabenstein and Paulina Platner from the Women’s Bundesliga team helped with the packing. The latter was clearly delighted “that Bayer 04 are helping out with regional projects like this and showing their commitment to the local community”.
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