Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen net spend since 2015

Bayer 04 Leverkusen have spent €900m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €851m: a net spend of €48m.

That covers 79 signings (69 for a disclosed fee, 6 free, 4 undisclosed) and 79 departures (51 sold for a disclosed fee, 17 free, 11 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 9 in, 39 out.

Record signing: Malik Tillman, €35m from PSV (Jul 2025). Record sale: Florian Wirtz, €125m to Liverpool (Jul 2025).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen transfer spending by season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen record signings

1. Malik Tillman · €35m from PSV · Jul 2025
2. Jarell Quansah · €35m from Liverpool · Jul 2025
3. Eliesse Ben Seghir · €32m from Monaco · Aug 2025
4. Kerem Demirbay · €32m from TSG Hoffenheim · Jul 2019
5. Guéla Doué · €30m from Strasbourg · Sep 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen record sales

1. Florian Wirtz · €125m to Liverpool · Jul 2025
2. Kai Havertz · €100m to Chelsea · Sep 2020
3. Moussa Diaby · €55m to Aston Villa · Jul 2023
4. Piero Hincapié · €40m to Arsenal · Jul 2026
5. Jeremie Frimpong · €35m to Liverpool · Jul 2025

Bayer 04 Leverkusen trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 39 players Bayer 04 Leverkusen both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €427m against €386m paid: a trading profit of €41m.

• Moussa Diaby: signed for €15m (Jul 2019), sold to Aston Villa for €55m (Jul 2023): profit €40m
• Piero Hincapié: signed for €6m (Aug 2021), sold to Arsenal for €40m (Jul 2026): profit €34m
• Jeremie Frimpong: signed for €11m (Jan 2021), sold to Liverpool for €35m (Jul 2025): profit €24m
• Kerim Alajbegovic: signed for €8m (Jul 2026), sold to Juventus for €32m (Aug 2026): profit €24m
• Alejandro Grimaldo: signed free (Jul 2023), sold to Atlético de Madrid for €22m (Jul 2026): profit €22m

• Kerem Demirbay: signed for €32m (Jul 2019), sold to Galatasaray for €4m (Aug 2023): loss €28m
• Aleksandar Dragovic: signed for €21m (Aug 2016), left free for Crvena Zvezda (Jul 2021): loss €21m
• Paulinho: signed for €19m (Jul 2018), left free for Atlético Mineiro (Jul 2023): loss €19m
• Panagiotis Retsos: signed for €18m (Aug 2017), left free for Hellas Verona (Jan 2022): loss €18m
• Charles Aránguiz: signed for €13m (Aug 2015), left free for Internacional (Apr 2023): loss €13m

Bayer 04 Leverkusen ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Bayer 04 Leverkusen have made 10 signings and 6 departures in 2026/27, plus 10 loans out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Matej Kovar (to PSV); in nobody.
• Defence: out Alejandro Grimaldo (to Atlético de Madrid, 29 league starts in 2025/26), Arthur (loan to Werder Bremen, 13 league starts in 2025/26), Axel Tape (loan to Levante, 2 league starts in 2025/26), Piero Hincapié (to Arsenal, 1 league start in 2025/26), Issa Traoré (loan to Trenčín, no league start in 2025/26), Abdoulaye Faye (loan to Celta de Vigo), Jeanuël Belocian (loan to Racing Santander); in Miguel Gutiérrez (from Napoli, 803 league minutes since), Facundo Medina (from Olympique Marseille, 723 league minutes since), Guéla Doué (from Strasbourg, 27 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Exequiel Palacios (to Ipswich Town, 12 league starts in 2025/26), Francis Onyeka (loan to Elversberg), Noah Mbamba (loan to Lorient); in Jeremiah Mensah (from Bayer Leverkusen U19), Kennet Eichhorn (from Hertha BSC, no league minutes yet).
• Attack: out Ernest Poku (loan to Beşiktaş, 16 league starts in 2025/26), Alejo Sarco (to Sporting Gijón), Farid Alfa-Ruprecht (loan to Hertha BSC); in Afonso Moreira (from Olympique Lyonnais, 666 league minutes since), Moussa Diaby (from Al Ittihad, 391 league minutes since), Kerim Alajbegovic (from Salzburg, then sold to Juventus), Aleksa Damjanovic (from Crvena Zvezda, no league minutes yet).
• Position unknown: out nobody; in Luca Erlein (from Hoffenheim II, then loaned to Energie Cottbus).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen injury news: injuries and suspensions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen have 6 players injured as of 9 Nov 2026, with €142m of value sidelined.

• Christian Kofane (FWD): Hamstring injury · out since 4 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 9 games missed
• Guéla Doué (DEF): Muscle injury · out since 15 Sep 2026 · return date not set · 11 games missed
• Moussa Diaby (FWD): Hamstring injury · out since 25 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 5 games missed
• Kennet Eichhorn (MID): Ill · out since 1 Aug 2026 · return date not set · 19 games missed
• Nathan Tella (FWD): Muscular problems · out since 31 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 3 games missed
• Martin Terrier (FWD): Hamstring injury · out since 16 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 7 games missed

Bayer 04 Leverkusen last starting XI

Bayer 04 Leverkusen's last league starting XI, v FC Köln on 8 Nov 2026: Mark Flekken; Facundo Medina, Edmond Tapsoba, Miguel Gutiérrez, Jarell Quansah; Aleix García, Ibrahim Maza, Equi Fernández, Afonso Moreira, Malik Tillman; Patrik Schick.

1 change from the side that started v VfB Stuttgart on 31 Oct 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Moussa Diaby (3, injured).

Opponent: FC Köln.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen minutes played 2026/27

After 9 league games of 2026/27, 10 Bayer 04 Leverkusen players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 2 are rotating and 27 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Ernest Poku (0%, €35m), Eliesse Ben Seghir (0%, €33m), Montrell Culbreath (0%, €20m), Loïc Badé (13%, €16m), Jeanuël Belocian (0%, €16m), Arthur (0%, €11m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Naba Mensah, Ken Izekor, Jonas Hofmann, Janis Blaswich, Lucas Vázquez, Niklas Lomb.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen club-trained players

We can verify 4 club-trained players in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen squad: Montrell Culbreath, Naba Mensah, Ken Izekor and Niklas Lomb. 9 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Montrell Culbreath (FWD): no league minutes yet
• Naba Mensah (MID): no league minutes yet
• Ken Izekor (FWD): no league minutes yet
• Niklas Lomb (GK): no league minutes yet

On the record we can verify, 19 players club-trained at Bayer 04 Leverkusen now play for other clubs we track, led by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool, value €143m), Kai Havertz (Arsenal, value €52m) and Kerim Alajbegovic (Juventus, value €40m).

• Florian Wirtz · Liverpool · €143m
• Kai Havertz · Arsenal · €52m
• Kerim Alajbegovic · Juventus · €40m
• Artem Stepanov · FC Utrecht · €16m
• Paulinho · Palmeiras · €14m
• Francis Onyeka · Elversberg · €14m
• Maduka Okoye · Udinese · €13m
• Julian Brandt · Ajax · €13m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.