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Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno, sources have told ESPN FC.
The 26-year-old is expected to sign a five-year deal and the move could be finalised later this week, sources said. German newspaper Bild reported the transfer fee was in the region of €25 million.
New Arsenal boss Unai Emery has identified Leno as the club’s long-term replacement for Petr Cech.
Arsenal have been locked in talks with Leverkusen over a deal for Leno for several weeks and the…
Bernd Leno and Bayer Leverkusen are chasing a place in the Champions League.
Bayer Leverkusen keeper Bernd Leno has stopped negotiations with Napoli, his agent has told Bild, amid links with Arsenal and Atletico Madrid.
Leno, 26, reportedly has a €25 million release clause in his contract, which runs until 2020.
He is set to be part of Germany’s 23-man World Cup squad and has established himself as one of Bundesliga’s best goalkeepers since joining Leverkusen from Stuttgart’s reserves in 2011.
Agent Uli Ferber said: “I can confirm there were negotiations with Napoli,…
Paulinho has signed for Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayer Leverkusen completed the signing of Brazilian forward Paulinho from Vasco da Gama for next season in what the Bundesliga club called “a real coup.”
The 17-year-old Paulinho signed a contract through June 2023, effective from his next birthday on July 15.
A transfer fee was not disclosed, but kicker magazine in Germany reported Leverkusen took advantage of financial problems at Vasco da Gama by having its offer of just under €20 million accepted — €10m less than his release clause.
However,…
ESPN FC’s Alexis Nunes catches up with Bayer Leverkusen’s Leon Bailey about life in Germany and his future for both club and country.
Bayer Leverkusen’s Leon Bailey gives ESPN FC’s Alexis Nunes a course in the art of dribbling and reveals his influences.
German Cup: Leon Bailey (72′) Bayer Leverkusen 2-5 Bayern Munich
Bayer Leverkusen’s Leon Bailey has told ESPN FC that he wants “to play at the highest level” as he faces summer decisions relating to his club and international futures.
Bailey, 20, has been linked to Manchester United and Liverpool, among other clubs, and is in the process of determining which nation to represent at international level amid disagreements with his native Jamaica.
The winger is under contract with Leverkusen through summer 2022, and although he has said that the club is “perfect”…
Borussia Dortmund 18-year-old winger Jadon Sancho became the youngest Englishman to score a Bundesliga goal when he opened the scoring against Bayer Leverkusen.
German Cup: Leon Bailey (72′) Bayer Leverkusen 2-5 Bayern Munich
Bayer Leverkusen’s Leon Bailey gives ESPN FC’s Alexis Nunes a course in the art of dribbling and reveals his influences.
ESPN FC’s Alexis Nunes catches up with Bayer Leverkusen’s Leon Bailey about life in Germany and his future for both club and country. Bayer Leverkusen coach Heiko Herrlich has said he accepts criticism from Leon Bailey’s agent that the winger should have started the DFB Pokal defeat to Bayern Munich.
Bailey became the first Jamaican to score in a DFB Pokal semifinal when he struck direct from a free kick in Tuesday’s 6-2 defeat.
The 20-year-old had started on the bench and was brought on at half-time with Leverkusen 2-1 down.
Herrlich’s decision not to start Bailey prompted an angry reaction from Craig Butler, his agent and stepfather.
“They…
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