Why You Should Be Afraid Of Bayer Leverkusen For The Upcoming Season

A change in transfer strategy means that Die Werkself are looking very strong going into next season.

Hello everyone! I hope you have all been enjoying (or are still enjoying) your summer! In Denmark, the summer’s almost over, but before I head back into the hamster wheel for good, I wanted to bring you an article on one very exciting Bundesliga team — namely Bayer Leverkusen. Our Nordrhein-Westfalen neighbors aren’t necessarily considered an elite team in Europe, which means their transfer business might have gone a bit under the radar. And now that we have officially entered the last month of this summer transfer window, I can safely say, that Die Werkself have had probably the most impressive transfer window in the entire league. In this article, I will try and explain why I think that is, and why we should maybe begin to consider a nickname that’s not Neverkusen.

Retaining Xabi Alonso

Real Madrid, PSG and Tottenham. That’s just a few of the names that have been on the rumor mill for the newly-hatched coach. While Bayer Leverkusen didn’t finish their season that well last season, I think everyone noticed the arrival of the Spaniard. After a rough start, Alonso managed to bring Leverkusen onto a 7-game winning run in the Bundesliga, lifting the team far away from the relegation zone, where they previously had been found when Gerado Seoane (Now Gladbach’s new coach) was sacked after a string of horror performances in the Bundesliga and Champions League.