Video game producer Electronic Arts (EA), together with the German Football League (DFL), published the six nominees for the December Player of the Month around a week ago. Florian Wirtz came out on top ahead of big names such as Bayern Munich's Harry Kane and RB Leipzig duo Xavi Simons and Lois Openda. His Leverkusen teammates Alejandro Grimaldo and Jeremie Frimpong were also shortlisted.
Wirtz scored two goals and provided two assists in four Bundesliga games in December.
The official award has been presented since the 2018/19 season. Wirtz's prize is the ninth to go to a Leverkusen player.
Two keepers, lots of questions: Werkself captain Lukas Hradecky and U19 goalkeeper Jesper Schlich visited the BarmeniaGothaer children’s press conference in partnership with the Bayer 04 Lions Club on Wednesday afternoon. The duo faced interesting and at times unusual questions from around 50 inquisitive young journalists in the press conference room at the BayArena.
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A large number of sporting directors and officials from big clubs across Europe came to the BayArena on Tuesday for the second seminar in the UEFA Sporting Director Programme (SDP) in cooperation with the ECA.
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Full-back Janou Levels will leave Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the end of the season. The 24-year-old has activated her release clause and she will join Bundesliga rivals VfL Wolfsburg. She has signed a three-year contract.
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After returning from Hamburg and a day off on Easter Monday, the Werkself players were back on the training ground at the BayArena on Tuesday morning. Following the session, Amine Adli was very positive in a media interview about the remaining four matches including the forthcoming home game against FC Augsburg (Saturday, 26 April, 15:30 CEST): "We will give our all to end the season as well as we can!"
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