Adli’s possible exit would follow Jonathan Tah’s move to Bayern Munich and Jeremie Frimpong’s switch to Liverpool. With Lukas Hradecky pushing for Monaco and Granit Xhaka eyeing Sunderland, the reshaping at Leverkusen appears total.

Erik ten Hag has already lost a key cog to his new-look Bayer Leverkusen team. Ten Hag, 55, took over at the BayArena earlier this summer after former boss Xabi Alonso departed for Real Madrid. The ex-United gaffer departed Old Trafford in October 2024 and was replaced by Ruben Amorim, despite extending his stay just months prior.

Manchester City have sold academy winger Farid Alfa-Ruprecht to Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth up to £5m. The 19-year-old did not make a first team appearance for City but won the PL2 competition last season.

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.

Liverpool duo Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong have been close friends for years and have now sought to clarify an incident during their time at Bayer Leverkusen

New Bayer Leverkusen defender Jarell Quansah expressed satisfaction with his first outing in Werkself colours as the 2024 Bundesliga champions ran out 2-0 winners against Bundesliga 2 side Bochum in a pre-season friendly.

Bochum will take on Bayer Leverkusen in a pre-season club friendly match on Sunday in Bochum. Here are the live streaming, preview and other details of the football match