With the arrival of Mark Flekken from Brentford, Bayer Leverkusen have signed themselves a goalkeeper that will challenge Lukas Hradecky for the No. 1 spot. Now, speaking exclusively to Rheinische

Sevilla’s English-language X account has cheekily waded into the ongoing Granit Xhaka transfer drama – taking a playful dig at Bayer Leverkusen after the Bundesliga club began blocking Sunderland fans online.

Granit Xhaka is a key figure for Bayer Leverkusen and the Bundesliga side cannot afford to let the Swiss midfielder leave, manager Erik ten Hag said amid reports linking him to a move to Sunderland.

Sterling now finds himself not in Enzo Maresca’s plans, with the Blues looking to sell him to trim their bloated squad. Leverkusen are looking to provide the English forward with an escape route as they prepare for the Champions League this season.

Gusttavo netted a fifth 10 minutes after the restart, at which point Ten Hag made another wave of changes. On came Edmond Tapsoba, Alejandro Grimaldo, Patrick Schick, Nathan Tella and Granit Xhaka, and it was only at this point that Leverkusen started to control the game.

Sunderland are close to signing Granit Xhaka from Bayer Leverkusen; the 32-year-old has three years left on his Leverkusen current deal; Xhaka has 137 caps for Switzerland and won the Bundesliga title with Leverkusen;

Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro has fired back at his Borussia Dortmund counterpart for his comments about Florian Wirtz's move to Liverpool

Victor Boniface has dismissed speculations that he will leave Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen this summer. Boniface has been linked with a move away from Die

Bayer Leverkusen defender Edmond Tapsoba has highlighted a key similarity between Erik ten Hag and former manager Xabi Alonso.