"Natasha has consistently proven her qualities in the Bundesliga over recent years. With her, we're getting a creative player for central attacking midfield who has the ability to score and also has the eye and technique for the final pass," said Achim Feifel, Sporting Director of Bayer 04 Women: "She also has a high quality at set-pieces and can therefore be a difference-maker. Thanks to her profile, we've been focussing on her for some time now and we still see she has a lot of potential to develop."
Since 2022, Kowalski has played a total of 85 Bundesliga matches for SGS Essen, scoring 17 goals and providing 19 assists. She played for all Germany junior teams from the U15s to the U23s up to 2024 and she was crowned European U17 champion in Bulgaria in 2019.
"I want to take the next step here at Leverkusen and continue to develop. Bayer 04 are the ideal club for that," says Kowalski: "I hope to use my qualities to help the team achieve great things."
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended Abdoulaye Faye’s contract by a further year to 30 June 2031. During the 2026/27 season, the talented defender will play for Celta Vigo on loan without an option to buy. The 21-year-old Senegalese is set to feature in La Liga and the UEFA Europa League with last season’s sixth-placed side in Spain.
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The Werkself's training camp in Weimarer Land all in one place: in our daily blog you'll find all the insights and updates from the day. The programme on day one (Sunday 2 August) includes a media round with managing director sport Simon Rolfes, free time for the team after the friendly against Rot-Weiss Essen and before an intensive week of training begins, as well as a coffee get-together where CEO Fernando Carro and Rolfes met around 100 fans in the afternoon.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have agreed Kerim Alajbegovic’s transfer to Italian record champions Juventus. The club brought the 18-year-old attacking player back to Leverkusen this summer via a buy-back option, following a season at Red Bull Salzburg. Until his move to Austria, the Bosnia international had been playing for Bayer 04’s Under-19s.
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A warm welcome to the Weimarer Land, Bayer 04! The Werkself moved into their accommodation for this year’s training camp on Saturday evening. In Blankenhain, Thuringia, head coach Carles Martínez’s team have a programme of gruelling training sessions – several of which will be open to fans – and team-building activities lined up for the next six days. We’ll be following the Werkself up close and providing you with exclusive insights, quotes, photos and videos from the training camp.
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With 22 days to go until the start of the Bundesliga campaign, the Bayer 04 Women’s team have gained a fresh boost of confidence. In a friendly against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk on Saturday afternoon, coach Roberto Pätzold’s team secured a 1–0 win. Lobke Loonen (20’) scored the winner for the Black and Reds at the Kurtekotten training centre.
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