River Plate had given Lucas Alario the contractual right to leave the club on payment of a transfer fee. With the support of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, the player exercised that right before the transfer deadline. To that extent, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are confident of obtaining permission for him to play on conclusion of the intense FIFA fast track proceedings and the club hopes Lucas Alario will be available for selection straight after that.
Bayer 04 are away at Eintracht Frankfurt this Saturday as third hosts second on Bundesliga Matchday 24 (kick-off at 6.30pm CET). Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game at Deutsche Bank Park in our matchday news.
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Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen have appointed Kim Falkenberg as the Director of Football with effect from 1 March 2025. Falkenberg, at the German double winners since 2018, was most recently the head of recruitment. In his new role he will continue to be responsible for the areas of scouting and squad planning. The 36-year-old will continue to report directly to the Bayer 04 sporting managing director Simon Rolfes.
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The Werkself are away to third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt in the big game on Bundesliga Matchday 24. Ahead of the clash at the Deutsche Bank Park on Saturday, 1 March (18:30 CET), head coach Xabi Alonso talked about the strengths of Eintracht Frankfurt and his own approach to the top match.
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Eintracht Frankfurt are having their best season in decades. The team lying third in the Bundesliga are on course for Champions League qualification and they have easily progressed to the Round of 16 in the UEFA Europa League. The side under coach Dino Toppmöller entertain the Werkself in the top match at the Deutsche Bank Park on Saturday, 1 March (kick-off: 18:30 CET). There have been a number of changes in personnel in the Eagles attack since the start of the year. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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