Florian Wirtz contributed two goals and three assists in four Bundesliga games in January (three wins, one draw). The 21-year-old bagged a brace and an assist in the 3-1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Matchday 18. The Leverkusen playmaker set up both goals in the 2-2 draw at RB Leipzig a week later.
Wirtz – together with Omar Marmoush now at Manchester City – is the best provider in the Bundesliga with nine assists.
Bayer 04 fans can cast their votes up to Sunday, 9 February (23.59 CET). The 21-year-old midfielder is joined by fellow nominees Willi Orban and Xavi Simons (both RB Leipzig), Joshua Kimmich and Michael Olise (both Bayern Munich) and Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen).
The final result is made up as follows: 40% of the weighting comes from fans votes with 30% each from the 18 team captains plus a group of pundits.
Derby time in the Rhineland! After a successful September, the Bayer 04 Women are away to FC Köln on Sunday, 4 October. In the Bundesliga match kicking off at 18:30 CEST at the Franz Kremer Stadium (live on MagentaSport and DAZN), coach Roberto Pätzold is counting on the return of a number of players who have been absent through injury.
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Bayer 04 will have to manage without defender Axel Tape for the time being.
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A special tribute to a German football legend: The pay-TV channel Sky has dedicated a documentary worth watching to the current Germany sporting director and former Bayer 04 player and sporting director Rudi Völler. In addition to Völler's impressive career, assessments from contemporaries and very private insights, the 90-minute film also covers his many years of commitment to Bayer 04. "Rudi Völler - The one and only" is now available exclusively on Sky and the associated streaming service WOW.
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The second international break of the 2025/26 season will begin after the Bundesliga match against Union Berlin (Saturday, 4 October, 15:30 CEST). The latest information on call-ups.
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Alejo Sarco and Argentina won their second group match at the U20 World Cup in Chile on Wednesday night. They beat Australia 4-1 with Sarco setting the tone early with a goal in the third minute. As in the first group game against Cuba, where Sarco scored twice, the 19-year-old was also named "Player of the Match" against Australia.
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