From the ex-Leverkusen coach under the Bayer cross!
Bayer Leverkusen are about to sign left-back Alejandro Grimaldo (27/market value €25m). The Spaniard is currently still playing at Benfica Lisbon. His contract with Portugal’s record champions is about to expire.
BILD already reported in February about the interest in the Spaniard, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano (30) tweeted about an agreement. Accordingly, even the medical test is already in dry towels. The agreement on a contract until the summer of 2027 is to be announced in the near future.
Incidentally, his coach in Lisbon is ex-Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt (56), who could still become champions in Portugal with Benfica this Sunday and only failed in the Champions League in the quarter-finals at Inter Milan. Grimaldo has been the undisputed starter at Benfica this season. He comes from the youth of FC Barcelona.
New external upheaval at Bayer is in full swing.
This would mean that both defensive flanks of the “Werkself” would be newly occupied. The transfer of Brazilian right-back Arthur (20/one international match) was announced a few weeks ago, and now the gap on the left-back will also be closed.
In the coming season, Grimaldo will be fighting for a regular place with Dutchman Mitchell Bakker (22), who, despite a contract until 2025, remains a candidate for sale. His compatriot Daley Sinkgraven (27) will definitely leave the club at the end of the season. target open.
The left defensive flank was something like the neuralgic position in the Bayer squad. It is not for nothing that Bayer coach Xabi Alonso (42) usually relied on a three-man chain on the defensive and tried out different players, especially on the left side, including regular central defender Piero Hincapie (21).
Already last summer there was interest in national player Robin Gosens (28/Inter Milan) and in winter in Croatia national player Borna Sosa (25/VfB Stuttgart). Both transfers failed due to the required fee.
As early as February, sports director Simon Rolfes (41) announced a mega upheaval. The contract expires with five players from the 2nd row alone.
Two new stars and a Bundesliga returnee.
The Leverkusen fans can probably look forward to another cracker in the summer. The Swiss Granit Xhaka (30) should return to the Bundesliga from Arsenal.
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2023-05-14 17:41:48
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