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Change possible? Leverkusen star Xhaka leaves the future open
Updated on June 6th, 2025 – 7:21 pmReading time: 9 min.
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This year’s transfer summer has it all. This is because the clubs are allowed to sign players for the first time in two different periods. Due to the club World Cup, the first transfer window for the participating clubs opens on June 1st and closes again on June 10th. The regular transfer window then extends from July 1st to September 1st.
Leading player Granit Xhaka has left his future with football runner-up Bayer Leverkusen beyond summer. At a press conference of the Swiss national team before the friendly against Mexico in Salt Lake City, the 32-year-old also avoided a commitment to the factory club with a view to the upcoming upheaval in Leverkusen.
He had already experienced a change in his ex-club FC Arsenal in 2019. Of course, that costs a lot of strength. And I am not 25 years more, but will soon be 33, “said Xhaka. He hoped that the Bayer managers can bring the team to this level again after the departures of Jonathan Tah, Jeremie Frimpong and possibly Florian Wirtz. “Whether with me or without me is another question.”
Xhaka, who still has a contract until 2028, pointed out that he was “standing” in Leverkusen today and was also “happy” there. At the same time, he emphasized: “I haven’t played everywhere yet. Accordingly, you are thinking about it.” But only when you have an offer on the table “you start thinking about it”.
On the other hand, a change to his youth club FC Basel was excluding Xhaka this summer, and he had recently brought a transfer to Switzerland himself. “You never know what will come in football in football. But I will stay today. I cannot guarantee what will happen tomorrow.”
Attacker Victor Boniface could be faced with the farewell at Bayer Leverkusen. This reported the transfer expert Fabrizio Romano on Friday. This would lose the “Werkelf” its next top performer. Read more about this here.
After his debut for the French national team, offensive player Rayan Cherki made a clear signal with a view to changing clubs. A transfer from Olympique Lyon to Manchester City has been in the room for weeks: “Yes, it will happen. You know my answer, everyone knows them. We still have a game to play. But after that everything is done,” Cherki told Téléfoot after 4: 5 against Spain in the Nations League.
Although the statement sounds like a final decision, the change is far from dry according to a report by the “L’équipe”. Accordingly, City was sent a first offer of over 22.5 million euros to Olympique Lyon on Thursday – apparently far too little for the French who demand between 35 and 40 million euros.