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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.

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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