After the signing of Martin Terrier, Bayer 04 would have to leave three players out of the list for the upcoming Champions League campaign as things stand.
The Explanation:
ℹ️ the most important registration rules:
• a maximum of 25 players on the A-list
• up to 17
Gustavo Puerta has been learning German and English for a year and a half now and is able to communicate with his non-Latin teammates and staff without any issues. The Colombian is 100% committed to Bayer Leverkusen.
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West Ham coach David Moyes on the yellow card for Paqueta: "The behavior of the [Leverkusen] bench was a disgrace, I found that disappointing. The bench should have let the referee make the decision."
Xabi Alonso on this matter: "How? Disgraceful? I think it was a tackle that
A golden 'Meisterschale' or other special trophy to reward Bayer 04's possible unbeaten season has not yet been produced. The DFL will wait for the last match and will then make a fundamental decision: will an undefeated champion be specially honored in the future? If the DFL
Roma's Chris Smalling on Leverkusen's unexpected formation yesterday: "We were expecting them to play with one of their 9's (Boniface, Schick). It was a formation that caused us a few issues. [It was a headache with the false 9], they make you think whether you want to go and are
Florian Wirtz was the first Bayer 04 player to speak openly with the club bosses about the Bundesliga title - exactly two years ago. Back then, he had extended his contract until 2027 following an ACL injury and made his title ambitions clear internally.
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Bayer 04 CEO Fernando Carro after the Europa League final loss yesterday: "We've played a great season so far. And there's more to come. I've already told the players on the pitch: let's learn from this defeat - for the Champions League and next year's final in Munich."
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Josip Stanišić would rather stay at Bayer Leverkusen than return to FC Bayern. The defensive all-rounder feels comfortable and important in Leverkusen. The Werkself bosses have been informed of this, but there have not yet been any talks with FCB. The decision is also up to the
Jeremie Frimpong: "Normally people talk about Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester City. Now everyone was talking about Bayer Leverkusen, that was a phenomenal feeling for us. And who knows what we can do again next season."
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Granit Xhaka: "A title with Leverkusen is more special than a German championship with Bayern. In recent years, they've been guaranteed the title... but you have to wonder if that's still the case (smiles)."
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Borja Iglesias has issued a statement directed at people diminishing his achievement of winning the league with Bayer 04: "I must have done something very well in my life for them to give me such a hard time in an interview in which the only thing I do is to say thank you and
Bayer Leverkusen want to sign Brajan Gruda from Mainz to pair him with Florian Wirtz in attacking midfield. Gruda has a contract at Mainz until 2026, but wants to play in the Champions League next season. He will cost around €20m this summer.
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Xabi Alonso confirms that Florian Wirtz is still injured, but wanted to help the team which is why he was subbed on late. He'll be given time to recover for the two finals now and won't play against Bochum.
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Bayer Leverkusen will not receive a golden Meisterschale for their unbeaten season.
Although the idea was discussed within the DFL and in club circles, it was ultimately rejected for various reasons by the DFL this week.
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Mainz fans chanted Nadiem Amiri's name and called him up into the stands after their 3-0 win against Dortmund today which lifted them off of a relegation place in the table.
The whole Bayer 04 midfield, including Exequiel Palacios, Granit Xhaka, Robert Andrich and Florian Wirtz, will stay at Leverkusen this summer.
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Aleix García: "I don't know if [the fans] know how I play. The only thing I can say to them is that I'll run 90 minutes for this jersey, for this club and try to do my best."
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227 Bundesliga players have anonymously voted on who was the best player in the league this season:
🥇 Wirtz (51.1%)
🥈 Xhaka (7.5%)
🥉 Grimaldo (6.2%)
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Bayer 04 has filed a trademark for the word 'WINNERKUSEN' for the German and English languages, for services and goods including body care products, headgear and joke articles for parties. This is a clear indication that the club will market this term in the future.
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Robert Andrich on Germany's late equalizer against Switzerland: "We brought a bit of the Leverkusen mentality [to the National Team] with the late goal today."
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Current longest unbeaten runs in European football history (after the introduction of European competitions):
🎖️SL Benfica (48 games)
= Bayer Leverkusen (48 games)
If Bayer 04 avoid defeat against Roma today, they'll officially break Benfica's 59-year-old record.
Christoph Daum: "I'll be at the stadium in Leverkusen on the last matchday of the season. I hope there will be something to celebrate then. I'll be sitting in the stands and hopefully be able to say to myself: What you once started here is finally complete."
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Jeremie Frimpong after Sunday's title clincher: "Guys, we've won the league. I'm so proud of my team. We couldn't have done it without you guys. I love the fans. I love Leverkusen!"
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Bayer 04 CEO Fernando Carro was outraged when Stuttgart CEO Alexander Wehrle told him that they would "meet again on August 17 [for the Supercup] in Stuttgart" while they were in Berlin for the DFB Pokal final. For Carro, Stuttgart was definitely not an option as a Supercup venue
When Simon Rolfes and Xabi Alonso visited Granit Xhaka at his home in London in spring 2023 to convince him to join Bayer Leverkusen, Granit's wife Leonita, his agent, his father Ragip, as well as the couple's two young daughters were also in the room. In this group, they talked
BREAKING: Brajan Gruda tends towards joining Leverkusen this summer. Liverpool, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Leipzig are also interested, but he wants to train under Xabi Alonso and play with Florian Wirtz, whose development he sees an example he wants to follow.
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Bayer Leverkusen are considering an increase of the BayArena's capacity. The plan would be to change the south end of the stadium, which is currently occupied by VIP-lounges and the offices of the club management (that would then be relocated), into a full stand.
Depending on
Josip Stanišić would rather stay at Bayer Leverkusen than return to FC Bayern. The defensive all-rounder feels comfortable and important in Leverkusen. The Werkself bosses have been informed of this, but there have not yet been any talks with FCB. The decision is also up to the
Sorry to disappoint all the BVB fans with their plastic fan agenda in my mentions. The account might be created in 2024 but I've been a fan for almost 15 years so I'd very kindly ask you to get back to sorting out the shambles that your club is in.
Leverkusen's possible title clincher against Bremen can be streamed for free on the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel. The stream is region locked to the UK.
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Bild can confirm the report that West Ham and Leeds United are interested in Adam Hložek. It's also true that Sparta Prague secured a 30% sell-on clause for the Czech attacker when Leverkusen bought him for €16m two years ago.
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Xabi Alonso on the way the fans received the team today: "Madness, madness! It's unbelievable, they are so happy and to share this moment with them is wonderful!"
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So … “what’s next?”
A title defence.
The Champions League.
More history? Hopefully.
More memories? For sure.
Until next season,
Xabi
Simon Rolfes on the sales of Moussa Diaby and Kai Havertz: "I have to get that straight, Diaby doesn't fall into the "lack of attitude" category [like Mitchel Bakker and Callum Hudson-Odoi]! Even if that was often assumed because he sometimes gesticulated gruffly with his arms.