Leverkusen coach Gerado Seoane (42) no longer wants to wait for new central defenders – and increases the pressure!
When asked at the training camp in Kaprun (Austria), the Swiss said to BILD: “It is definitely the position that concerns us the most. We have been on the subject since I signed with Bayer Leverkusen. “
That took place in mid-May. What has happened in the defense center since then: Nothing!
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Edmond Tapsoba’s (22 / Syndesmoseriss) injury made the situation even worse. It will be canceled until the end of September.
So now it has to be done quickly. Seoane: “We have the hope that we can fill the position within the next ten days!”
The words are chosen diplomatically. The message is clear: at least one new star has to be on the pitch by the middle of next week so that the defense can play at Union Berlin by the start of the league on August 14th.
It is quite possible that sports director Simon Rolfes (39) is now attacking Gladbach’s national player Matthias Ginter (27) properly. According to information from BILD and SPORT BILD, its name is a serious issue internally. Ginter’s contract expires in 2022, there is a crunch between club and player. The fee should be between 15 and 20 million euros. Bayer has the money …
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