Both thumbs up, under the picture the good news: "The op has gone well!" was the message that Werkself player Amine Adli sent to his followers and fans on social media following his operation by the French specialist Dr Sonnery-Cottet in Lyon. "Now it's a matter of working hard to be fully fit again in the summer," said the striker, as optimistic as usual.
Adli suffered a torn ligament in his right thigh during the international break at the end of March. The France U21 international fell to the ground after a sprint 60 minutes into the Euros qualifier against the Faroe Islands. Subsequent medical examinations confirmed it was the end of the season for the Bayer 04 forward.
The 21-year-old will complete his rehab at the Werkstatt facility in the BayArena. It is possible he will return to full training over the course of preparations for next season.
The executive committee of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) agreed the reform of Financial Fair Play (FFP) as expected on Thursday. From June, FFP will be replaced by the subsequent regulation of Financial Sustainability. Accordingly, clubs may only spend 70% of their income in future on transfers, salaries and agents fees. "The football industry has changed. The reform was necessary," said UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin: "The new rules will help us to protect the game."
The guidelines developed in coordination with the European Club Association (ECA), with Bayer 04 boss Fernando Carro on the board, is to be introduced in an ongoing process over three years. Breaches of the rules can lead to financial penalties through to points deductions.
The difference between income and expenditure can be covered in future by an external investor by up to €60 million over a period of three years. Previously it was €30 million over three years. That means there will be no unlimited financial input from investors as primarily feared by the German clubs.
Before the Werkself battle for important Bundesliga points in the away game at VfL Bochum on Sunday 10 April (kick-off: 15.30 CEST), there is another sporting spectacular at the Ostermann Arena in Leverkusen. The Bayer Giants, currently fifth in the second basketball Bundesliga ProA and German basketball record champions (14 times), are looking to qualify for the play-offs again. The Black and Red giants need a victory in the last league game on Saturday night – and, above all, the support of all Leverkusen fans.
The match starts at 19.30 CEST against the fourth-placed team Uni Baskets Paderborn. Tickets are available here.
The away tickets for the game at Bochum have long been sold out with 2,500 Werkself fans set to follow the team. The Nordkurve12 fan group has announced a meeting point before departure to the Ruhr region for all Bayer 04 travelling supporters: From 10.00 CEST at the 'Altes Rathaus' pub in Opladen. HERE is the call to action.
To all Bayer 04 fans: The Fanwelt will be closed all day next Monday 30 June. This is due to preparations for the change of kit supplier from Castore to New Balance on Tuesday 1 July.
Show moreThe Norway U23 international Julie Jorde has completed the move from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to Brøndby IF. The twelve-time champions of Denmark have signed the midfielder on permanent terms after her loan move from the Bundesliga to Denmark in the winter.
Show moreIt is almost two years since Bayer 04 new signing Abdoulaye Faye first stepped foot into the BayArena as a player for the Swedish club BK Häcken in the opening match in the 2023/24 Europa League campaign. A day before his nineteenth birthday, the central defender did not play in the 4-0 win for the Werkself but it was "an incredible night" for him on 21 September 2023 as he explained in his first interview on bayer04.de. "I watched the players and saw the fans. I liked it." It was also the first European night early on in his career. He only joined the then champions of Sweden in the cold north of Europe from his home in Senegal a few weeks before that special moment. Bayer04.de profiles our new defender.
Show moreWelcome, Abdoulaye Faye. The 20-year-old Senegalese central defender joins Leverkusen from top-flight Swedish club BK Häcken. In his first interview he talks about his move to Bayer 04 and his targets with the Werkself.
Show moreBayer 04 Leverkusen have signed the Senegalese central defender Abdoulaye Faye. The 20-year-old joins the Bundesliga side from Swedish top-flight club BK Häcken. Faye has penned a contract at Leverkusen to 30 June 2030.
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