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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga · FC 26 · squad update Jul 23, 2026

Starting XI
79.5
GK
M. Flekken
78
LB
E. Fernández
69→84
CB
E. Tapsoba
82→83
CB
R. Andrich
79
RB
Lucas Vázquez
74
CDM
E. Palacios
83
CM
Aleix García
84
CM
Grimaldo
83
LW
M. Tillman
78→84
ST
P. Schick
85
RW
N. Tella
79→79

Where your squad is weakest

RBLucas Vázquez (74)34 years old49LBE. Fernández (69)E. Fernández is weak for this side42GKM. Flekken (78)32 years old21CMGrimaldo (83)contract nearly up18CDME. Palacios (83)no serious backup14

What this club offers

Squad strengthfrom the squad79
League strengthaverage club rating in their league79
What they usually paymeasured from their real transfers€6.3M median
Top wage in the squadfrom the squad€135K / week
Signed from their own countrymeasured from their real transfers51%
Built on young playersgrowth left in the squad68%
Average agefrom the squad24.2

A dash means not measured, never zero. The measured lines come from real transfers since 2015 across 33 competitions.

Strengthen your squad

The best signings for this side, across every position. Click a position on the pitch to zoom in.

All players 24Starters 28Future stars 27Depth 26Free agents 27Loan targets 18
LB
+7 XI
76
now
78
max
M. Friedl
CBLB
27y
€16M
€27K/wk
RB
+1 XI
75
now
78
max
P. Treu
RBLBRM
24y
€9.8M
€20K/wk
GK
+1 XI
79
now
84
max
N. Atubolu
GK
23y
€25M
€15K/wk
LW
+2 bench
78
now
84
max
P. Wimmer
LMCAMCMLW
24y
€25M
€37K/wk
CB
+3 XI
82
now
82
max
R. Kristensen!
RBRMCBRW
27y
€29M
€35K/wk
CM
no upgrade
77
now
83
max
R. Reitz
CMCDMRM
23y
€31M
€25K/wk
RW
+1 XI
80
now
83
max
J. Leweling
RMLMCAMRW
24y
€34M
€34K/wk
ST
no upgrade
76
now
77
max
R. Ache
ST
26y
€9.0M
€23K/wk
LB
+10 XI
79
now
79
max
B. Henrichs!
RBRMLBCM
28y
€32M
€58K/wk
RB
+2 XI
76
now
79
max
J. Vagnoman
RBRM
24y
€12M
€27K/wk
GK
+3 bench
77
now
79
max
M. Nicolas
GK
27y
€17M
€18K/wk
LW
+2 bench
78
now
78
max
R. Hack
LMSTCAMLW
26y
€20M
€29K/wk
CB
no upgrade
77
now
80
max
M. Jenz
CB
26y
€9.8M
€37K/wk
CM
+4 bench
82
now
82
max
M. Sabitzer!
CDMCMCAM
31y
€25M
€55K/wk
RW
+1 XI
80
now
80
max
R. Baku
RBRMRW
27y
€29M
€53K/wk
CDM
+5 bench
78
now
79
max
X. Schlager
CDMCM
27y
€26M
€48K/wk
ST
no upgrade
78
now
84
max
A. Hložek
STRMCAM
22y
€32M
€33K/wk
LB
+4 XI
73
now
79
max
L. Ullrich!
LBLMLW
21y
€8.5M
€15K/wk
RB
+2 bench
73
now
76
max
K. Fischer
RBCB
24y
€5.7M
€27K/wk
GK
+3 bench
77
now
78
max
F. Dahmen
GK
27y
€12M
€20K/wk
LW
+1 bench
77
now
77
max
C. Führich
LMLWCAM
27y
€19M
€36K/wk
CM
no upgrade
74
now
78
max
E. Leopold
CMCDM
24y
€9.0M
€20K/wk
RW
no upgrade
74
now
79
max
J. Njinmah
STRMRW
24y
€5.2M
€19K/wk
ST
+3 bench
82
now
82
max
T. Kleindienst
ST
29y
€36M
€40K/wk
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Full squad · 31 players

PlayerAgeOVRPOT
XIP. SchicksimilarST298585
XIGrimaldosimilarLMLBCAMLW298585
XIAleix GarcíasimilarCMCDMCAM288484
XIE. PalaciossimilarCMCDM268383
XIE. TapsobasimilarCB268283
I. MazasimilarCAMCM197987
XIM. TillmansimilarCAMCMLW237984
M. TerriersimilarCAMSTLM287979
XIR. AndrichsimilarCBCMCDM307979
L. BadésimilarCB257883
XIN. TellasimilarRMSTCAMRW257879
XIM. FlekkensimilarGK327878
J. HofmannsimilarCAMSTCM327777
XILucas VázquezsimilarRBRM347777
J. QuansahsimilarCB227684
E. PokusimilarRMRWLM217685
XIE. FernándezsimilarCDMCM227684
E. Ben SeghirsimilarCAMLMCM207584
J. BlaswichsimilarGK347474
J. OmlinsimilarGK317373
ArthursimilarRMRB227378
T. OermannsimilarCBRBCDM217280
M. CulbreathsimilarRMCAMRW176783
A. TapesimilarCB176784
N. LombsimilarGK316666
J. MensahsimilarCMCAMCDM176282
B. HawighorstsimilarCBCDM176082
E. Chigozie OwensimilarRMCAMRW186079
N. MensahsimilarCMCDM186079
F. PohlsimilarCB185977
J. SchlichsimilarGK175773