
Head coach Achim Feifel said about the 21-year-old central defender: “Lilla has great ability in her position. She’s a ball-winning player with very good anticipation and good timing at set pieces. She also has a very strong winning mentality,” said the 55-year-old. “We are totally impressed by her potential and are very happy she has decided to sign for Bayer 04.” Turanyi has a two-year contract at Bayer 04.
Summer signings:
Lilla Turanyi (MTK Hungária Budapest), Nina Brüggemann (SGS Essen), Viktoria Pinther (SC Sand), Verena Wieder (SC Freiburg), Kristin Kögel (Bayern Munich), Sylwia Matysik (Gornik Leczna/Poland), Lara Marti (FC Basel/Switzerland), Chiara Bücher (SC 13 Bad Neuenahr U17s ), Selina Garofalo (Bayer 04 U23 Women), Joyce Prabel and Sofie Zdebel (both Bayer 04 U17 players)

The German Football League (DFL) has announced the three candidates for the title of Bundesliga Rookie of the Month for January. That includes Werkself player Jarell Quansah. Fans of Bayer 04 can vote for their favourite on the Bundesliga app from now until Thursday, 5 January (23:59 CET).
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The Leverkusen eSports team picked up valuable points and made up ground in the overall table with a top four finish in the offline round in Showdown 4 in the VBL Club Championship 2025/26. In the round of 16, Showdown 1 winners Bayer 04 defeated the unbeaten runners-up in the previous round, VfL Bochum, in a thrilling penalty shoot-out. The Landwehr cousins, themselves the current club runners-up, then beat the current club champions and Showdown 3 winners RB Leipzig. It was not until the semi-finals that they lost out to the eventual showdown winners Borussia Mönchengladbach.
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Bayer 04 have agreed a loan move for U19s striker Ken Izekor to join Bundesliga 2 club Eintracht Braunschweig on loan for the rest of the 2025/26 season.
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Bayer 04 have agreed a loan deal for Jeanuel Belocian to join fellow Bundesliga club Wolfsburg on loan until the end of the season. The 20-year-old defender’s contract in Leverkusen runs until 30 June 2029.
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Bayer 04 have recalled Tim Oermann from his loan at Sturm Graz and will now include the centre-back in the team’s plans for the rest of the 2025/26 season. The Germany U21 international signed for the Werkself from Bochum in summer 2025 on a contract until 30 June 2029.
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