The Werkself number four is one of six German players to produce the strongest performances at the U21 European Championships in Italy and San Marino according to UEFA's six-person, international observer team. The top eleven also includes Alexander Nübel (goalkeeper), Lukas Klostermann (right-back), Benjamin Henrichs (left-back), Mahmoud Dahoud (holding midfield) and Luca Waldschmidt (attacking midfield).
The team of the U21 Euros: Alexander Nübel (Germany, FC Schalke 04) – Lukas Klostermann (Germany, RB Leipzig), Jonathan Tah (Germany, Bayer 04), Jesús Vallejo (Spain, Real Madrid), Benjamin Henrichs (Germany, AS Monaco) – Fabián Ruiz (Germany, SSC Napoli), Mahmoud Dahoud (Germany, Borussia Dortmund) – Dani Olmo (Spain, Dinamo Zagreb), Luca Waldschmidt (Germany, SC Freiburg), Dani Ceballos (Spain, Real Madrid) – George Puşcaş (Romania, US Palermo)
BIOGENA is the new performance partner for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women’s team. Under a partnership initially set to run for three years, the club and the leading Austrian micronutrient company are pooling their expertise in the areas of health, fitness and top-level performance.
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100 children from the Bayer 04 Football Academy had the chance to gain exclusive insights: As part of the summer camp, the young footballers headed inside the BayArena at midday on Tuesday, 21 July, where they were due to meet Werkself keepers Janis Blaswich and Simeon Rapsch in the press conference room. The two players took plenty of time to answer every question from the inquisitive audience – whether it was about their own careers or their first impressions of the new head coach. Finally, there was even time left to sign autographs for the young fans.
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Alejo Sarco has left Bayer 04 Leverkusen to join Sporting Gijón in Spain’s second division. Bayer 04 have secured a buy-back clause for the 20-year-old Argentine striker, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have signed 16-year-old midfield prospect Gabriel Minutillo on a long-term contract. The Germany youth international will play for the U19s this season.
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