The Czech Republic striker Patrick Schick suffered a thigh injury on Saturday during the Werkself’s away game at VfB Stuttgart (1-1). And the French winger Moussa Diaby, who suffered an injury to his left foot in the game against the Swabians, also misses the forthcoming international matches and will instead start his rehab at the ‘Werkstatt’ at the BayArena.
The Dutch left-back Daley Sinkgraven, who also went off injured at Stuttgart complaining of dizziness and vision problems, suffered a slight whiplash in a challenge with an opponent. Sinkgraven is expected to return to full training soon. The duration of Schick’s and Diaby’s absences will probably become clear over the course of this week.
That means 14 Bayer 04 players will now be on international duty but without running the risk of having to go into self-isolation returning from areas with a high incidence of coronavirus. The crucial factor for the players’ immediate reintroduction into the Leverkusen first team squad is a negative coronavirus test that will be conducted on their return from abroad. Based on the ruling agreed between the relevant health authorities and FIFA, Bayer 04 and all other Bundesliga clubs can continue to prepare for league games as things stands.
The second friendly and the first goal for the Bayer 04 Women: The Werkself just missed out on their first win in the preseason away to top-flight Dutch side PEC Zwolle. The team led by coach Roberto Pätzold drew 1-1 on Friday afternoon in Wezep. As with the friendly against TSG Hoffenheim (0-2) a number of first-team players were absent. The coach once again shared out time on the pitch for the 20-player squad. The goal of the match was scored by summer signing Vanessa Fudalla (67').
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Show moreBayer 04 Leverkusen have signed centre forward Christian Kofane. The 18-year-old Cameroonian joins Leverkusen from Spanish second tier club Albacete on a contract to 30 June 2029.
Show moreBayer 04 Leverkusen will wear the new away kit for the 2025/26 season at the start of the training camp in Brazil. In conscious contrast to the international aspect of this year's training camp in Rio de Janeiro, kit supplier New Balance has designed a jersey for the Werkself players and all other Bayer 04 teams with distinct links to home.
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