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Decision is approaching: Xhaka in front of Leverkusen-jump
Updated on July 28th, 2025 – 11:43 a.m.Reading time: 23 min.
The plans for the coming season are underway for the clubs. All important news in the transfer ticker.
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 was open from June 1st to June 10th. The regular transfer window is open from July 1st to September 1st.
At Bayer Leverkusen, a sale of key player Granit Xhaka is imminent. The Bundesliga top club would let the Swiss go to the English association AFC Sunderland for a transfer fee of 20 million euros. “There will be a decision this week. Granits page knows about the conditions to which a transfer is possible,” said sports director Simon Rolfes, according to agreed media reports.
Leverkusen and trainer Erik Ten Hag quickly want clarity, according to the end of July. “If that doesn’t happen, it stays,” announced Rolfes. But the English are apparently ready to pay the called transfer fee. And Xhaka absolutely wants to leave Bayer a year after the championship.
Previously Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong (both Liverpool FC) and Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich) left the club. There are also rumors of change around the two defenders Piero Hincapie and Alejandro Grimaldo, midfielder Exequiel Palacios and striker Victor Boniface. Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky is facing a transfer to AS Monaco. Bayer has already made a replacement in the goal in Mark Flekken.
At Bayer Leverkusen, the next transfer indicates: Amine Adli is apparently faced with a move to the Wolverhampton Wanderers. According to information from the “Bild”, 25-year-old international Morocco has a specific offer from the Premier League.
Accordingly, Adli asked the club for approval for discussions. The English have already made a first request, but there is still no agreement in the negotiations. Leverkusen is said to require a transfer of up to 30 million euros including possible bonus payments.
Bayer would not basically block a change. However, an offer in the desired size is a prerequisite. Adli’s contract in Leverkusen runs until 2028 – it was only extended last November. Adli came from FC Toulouse for 7.5 million euros in the summer of 2021.
Gianluigi Donnarumma has been playing for Paris Saint-Germain since 2021. With the French champion, the goalkeeper has already celebrated all successes and won the Champions League last season. But now the experienced goalkeeper PSG could leave, because a message from the French newspaper “L’Equipe” makes you take notice.