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There is a lot of movement at Bayer Leverkusen.
But sporting director Simon Rolfes and his team of scouts seem armed for any change. They immediately replaced assistant coach Xaver Zembrod, who moved to Julian Nagelsmann in Leipzig, by Dutchman Rob Maas, whose innovative way of thinking and working impressed Rolfes. Maas will provide “new impulses”.
Unlike “Königstransfer” Kai Havertz, whose consulting agency has struck a deal with Chelsea for a five-year contract, the Maas Personnel was a very small adjusting screw.
Yes, and this is what distinguishes the quiet Leverkusen these weeks, they give each sporting piece of the puzzle equal importance and a lot of work.
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Havertz and Co. – Bayer expects late transfers
There is still a lot to do in the fifth of last season. Late transfers that head coach Peter Bosz would have liked to have earlier to have his new team on the field in preparation.
That didn’t work out because Bayer 04 didn’t want to commit to the big Havertz deal, which was the right decision. In the end, they get the 100 million euros that they always asked Chelsea.
And the anticipation for the XXL business, which should be completed in all its details in the coming days, is enormous within the club. What he wouldn’t tell the outside world: He’s relatively confident that he can absorb sports loss well. For three reasons.
This is how Leverkusen wants to absorb Havertz’s defeat
First: Bayer’s offense, the game analysis department hopes, will be more difficult to calculate for opponents without Kai Havertz. Patrik Schick (24), who will be bought by AS Roma for about 25 million euros, plays a crucial role in this. With the goal-threatening breaker as the target player for the many fast-paced and technically strong teammates, the attacking portfolio will complement each other and become more challenging for opponents.
Second: What the Leverkusen-based company wouldn’t speak out publicly is the potential they already see in Florian Wirtz. They rely on the 17-year-old to make a breakthrough in the new season, including a regular spot and enough quality to decide games.
After Wirtz was in the Bundesliga for the first time in May, he was used in seven of nine games, in his favorite position, right on offense. Exactly where Havertz matured into a different player. Bayer can consider themselves lucky: With Wirtz, the next great talent is ready.
And third: there is still a lot of money left after the notable additions, a large part of which Leverkusen will once again invest in the areas of young talent and training. New youth boss Thomas Eichin, who has been in office since July, has very good working conditions at Bayer and a clear mission: to follow the Havertz and Wirtz models, find the best of the year and take them to the top.
Then the Leverkusen can look forward to exceptional sporting and economic moments.
