Foreign strikers before changing
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This article was first published on July 13th at 4:26 p.m. and was updated on Monday with new information.
On Sunday, a lot indicated to a change from Johan Bakayoko (22) to Bayer Leverkusen, a day later the tide turned. As “Sky” and the “Eindhovens Dagblad” initially reported, RB Leipzig was preparing to win the race for the wing striker from PSV Eindhoven. Leverkusen has withdrawn from the race for the Belgian. On Monday evening, the German TV broadcaster added that there was complete unity via the move to Saxony. The medical check will take place in the coming days.
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“Sky” mentions a basic amount of around 18 million euros as a transfer fee, which could result in up to EUR 4 million in bonuses. “Eindhoven’s Dagblad” had previously written between 20 million and 25 million euros about a scope of the transfer amount. The player had already agreed with the red bulls orally.
Bakayoko’s market value at PSV recently dropped significantly
On Sunday, the Belgian reporter Sacha Tavolieri reported that Bakayoko approved a five -year contract with Bayer. The clubs are still in negotiations, but would come ahead. Bayer is ahead of the interested parties and one agreement over 20 million euros is approached, which would have driven up the record editions of the Leverkuseners. With the transfer of the former Munich Malik Tillman (23), who is at home on the position of Record sale Florian Wirtz (22) in the offensive midfield, the expenses for new players had already risen to over 100 million euros – maximum value in the club’s history and by far the highest amount of all Bundesliga clubs this summer.
Bakayoko’s market value currently amounts to 30 million euros. This had fallen significantly in the Netherlands after several eliminated changes, a year ago it was 15 million euros more. FC Brentford (2023) in the Premier League and Al-Hilal (2024) in Saudi Arabia would have given PSV a juicy rain in the case of rained transfer suggestions of up to 55 million euros.
Bayer Leverkusen thinks of chic extension
Bayer Managing Director Simon Rolfes, meanwhile, emphasized that Patrik Schick (29) will not change. Loud “Kicker“He said:” I communicated that Patrik stays and is an important building block. That is out of the question for us. “
Chic trainer Erik Ten Hag should be schickly planned. Under predecessor Xabi Alonso, the Czech had also become extremely important from last autumn. Before that, however, the master coach had put on Victor Boniface (24) until his long -term injuries. The Nigerian is now considered a candidate for sales. Most recently, discussions with AC Milan were reported.
Schick is now even about an extension. “We can imagine that he will stay with us for longer than 2027,” said Rolfes. With the past season, Schick had made the five years in Leverkusen. In the current Bayer squad, only four professionals have been on board longer than the striker, who is one of the best strikers of the Leverkusen history in terms of his hit rate. With only 125 minutes per hit, nobody met in the list of players with more than 50 Bayer goals as quickly as chic.