The Bayer Leverkusen Post
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Bayer Leverkusen make their move for Vinícius Júnior
$53.9M on the table at Real Madrid. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Bayer Leverkusen agree $11.1M for Fabián
The clubs have shaken hands with Paris Saint-Germain; the player has not yet. Personal terms are next, and personal terms are where more deals die than anybody prints.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Jonathan Burkardt
Bayer Leverkusen asked and Eintracht Frankfurt said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bayer Leverkusen turn down Borussia Dortmund for Lucas Vázquez
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market10 Aug 2026
Aleix García wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Bayer Leverkusen hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Loïc Badé signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Loïc Badé and Bayer Leverkusen agree another 5 years.
Market10 Aug 2026
Tim Krüger steps up from the Bayer Leverkusen academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tim Krüger has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Helmut Schreiber steps up from the Bayer Leverkusen academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Helmut Schreiber has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Nathan Tella gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Squad Words exchanged at Bayer Leverkusen
- Squad 6 new faces, and Bayer Leverkusen are still learning each other
- The dugout Edmond Tapsoba knocks on the manager's door