While most of the Werkself players will be in action for their respective national teams in the coming days, some of Bayer 04’s new summer signings will feature on Wednesday as they get minutes under their belts.
The stadium will open to spectators one hour before kick-off from 10am, with the east and north-east sections of the UHS open. A limited range of food and drinks will be available on site, with cashless payment only. Free parking is available under the Stelzenautobahn.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen attacker Farid Alfa-Ruprecht, who was signed from Manchester City in July, has joined Bochum on loan. The 1.81m tall winger will spend a year with the Bundesliga 2 club. Alfa-Ruprecht’s contract in Leverkusen runs until 30 June 2030.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have parted ways with head coach Erik ten Hag. This was decided by the shareholders' committee, the club’s supervisory body, on the recommendation of the management of Bayer 04. Training will be overseen by the current backroom staff on an interim basis.
Show moreDuring the first international break of the season, Bayer 04 will face Viktoria Köln in a friendly match. The clash with the neighbouring third-division side will take place on Wednesday, 3 September (kick-off: 11am CEST) at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion in Leverkusen. Admission for fans is free.
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Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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