Borrowed from PSG
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“Hopefully it can be as good as Josip Stanisic was in the end. He had a big influence in the second half of the season, ”said Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso about Nordi Mukiele in December. After a difficult start, the 27 -year -old Frenchman set off in the team. Again “Kicker“Reports that the Werkself people are responsible for a firm obligation to loan from Paris Saint-Germain.
Shortly before the end of the transfer window in summer, Bayer borrowed 04 Mukiele from the French champion and thus reacted to Atalanta Bergamo to the departure of Odilon Kossounou. The flexible defender was supposed to fill the gap that had opened up after the Ivorer’s departure. Long -term commitment was initially not negotiated, so that no purchase option was agreed.
Mukiele was missing regular game practice at PSG, which was also difficult due to his late arrival in Leverkusen. “Nordi is still in its development, but also in its development in the team. He had no training camp and no preparation with us, ”Alonso slowed down the expectations. There are many parallels to Stanisic, which came from Bayern in the summer of 2023 on loan. Both can be used flexibly and the Croatian also had problems playing in the team before it became an important pillar in the second half of the season.
Fixed space for Mukiele near Bayer Leverkusen since the turn of the year
Since the turn of the year, it has been much better for Mukiele for various reasons. In 2024 he only collected 124 minutes in five Bundesliga games and often had to go on the right rail that he did not favor. This changed in the new year, also because Alonso, like the last one in 0-0 against FC Bayern, kept playing with four chains. Since then, Mukiele has had a permanent place as a right-back in the four-person and as a central defender in the triple chain.
In 2025 he was on the pitch in five out of seven Bundesliga games, all over 90 minutes. There are also two games in the Champions League and one in the DFB Cup. Will he be committed to the coming summer? “It is still too early to evaluate it. But Nordi developed very well after a difficult start, is totally integrated in the team and shows really good performances, ”replied sports director Simon Rolfes on“Picture“-Demand.
Mukiele is currently being estimated at 10 million euros, his contract in Paris is still running until 2027. Part of it could be used to finance Mukiele.