“We had to find a good solution in this important position given that it is unclear when Andrey will return to our squad. We have found that solution in Patrick Pentz, ” explained sporting director Simon Rolfes. “Patrick is excellent with his feet, has good reflexes and brings a wealth of experience and match practice. We are happy with the opportunity to get an ambitious keeper of high quality who will strengthen our squad.”
The 6'1” tall Pentz is happy with his move to Germany. “Of course, the Bundesliga is very attractive to me as an Austrian with lots of my fellow countrymen playing here too. And with Bayer 04 Leverkusen I now have the chance to put my ability to the test at a top four club,” said the four-time international. “I’ll play my part and work hard so we can continue on the same track and achieve our targets for the season.”
Video game producer Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the nominees for the Men's and Women's Team of the Year (TOTY) for EA Sports FC 26. With Patrik Schick and Alejandro Grimaldo for the men and Vanessa Fudalla for the women, there are three Bayer 04 players included. Fans of the Black-and-Reds can vote for each top XI of 2025 from now until 18:59 CET on Monday 12 January.
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The Werkself host Mainz at the BayArena on matchday 24 in the 2025/26 Bundesliga season. The match is on Saturday, 28 February, at 15:30 CET. Information on ticket sales.
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The long-standing successful collaboration between Bayer 04 and the transport service provider wupsi GmbH has been expanded: From January 2026, 100 wupsi bikes with Bayer 04 branding will be available for hire throughout the city of Leverkusen. They will complement the many existing offers and services that provide key support, especially for fans travelling to and from home matches at the BayArena.
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The Werkself are back! Following the two-week winter break, head coach Kasper Hjulmand's team began the new year with an open session on Sunday. After Robert Andrich and his teammates arrived in Leverkusen yesterday for the official check-in, they got back down to business a day later in front of around 1,200 fans at the Ulrich Haberland Stadion. The report from the Werkself's first session of 2026.
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