“Despite his contract still having a year to run, we’ve granted Lukas Hradecky early release following very amicable discussions. It was his wish to be able to play as number one in the Champions League again after a magnificent and intense time at Bayer 04,” commented sporting director Simon Rolfes. “Lukas has made many friends at our club, both as a professional and as a person, and has made sporting history. He will always remain a part of Bayer 04,” Rolfes declared.
For Hradecky, this marks the end of “a personal era. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is the club where I’ve played the most professional matches, and I’m very grateful for that. I fell in love with the club and the fantastic fans at the BayArena. However, after the greatest success of my career, I now have the opportunity to fill the number one spot in Monaco and continue playing in the Champions League. It would be truly wonderful to perhaps return to Leverkusen via this route.”
Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 1-3 loss against Werder Bremen on the 26th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have agreed a conract extension with home-grown talent Sofie Zdebel by a further year ahead of schedule. The 21-year-old Germany U23 international will stay at the club until 30 June 2028.
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Bayer 04 could only manage a 1-1 draw at home to Hamburg in the final game of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season as they finish in sixth place and qualify for the UEFA Europa League. Patrik Schick missed a first-half penalty before Fabio Vieira put the visitors ahead on the hour. Jarell Quansah’s deflected header in the 79th minute earned a point to finish the campaign.
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Jonas Omlin was given an official send-off ahead of the final Bundesliga game of the season at home to Hamburg. The 32-year-old Swiss goalkeeper joined the Werkself on loan for the second half of the campaign from Borussia Mönchengladbach in the winter.
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