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a day ago
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Bayer Leverkusen to sign PSG talent Axel Tape
Bayer Leverkusen are set to complete the signing of Paris Saint-Germain defender Axel Tape (17), as exclusively reported by Florian Plettenberg. The French defender has already undergone and passed a medical and will join the Bundesliga side on a contract until 2030. Tape will join the club upon the expiry of his contract at PSG at the end of the season. He would become the club's second defensive signing on a free transfer following the arrival of Tim Oermann (21), who has since joined Austrian Bundesliga champions Sturm Graz. Advertisement According to Plettenberg, Tape will become a part of the Bundesliga squad in the summer ahead of turning 18 on August 10. A summer of change for Bayer Leverkusen After Xabi Alonso announced his departure to join Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen quickly announced the appointment of Erik ten Hag as the Spaniard's successor. And the former Bundesliga champions have also been active in their transfer activity. Jeremie Frimpong has joined Liverpool and Florian Wirtz could yet follow. Die Werkself have already announced the signing of Ibrahim Maza for €12m from Hertha Berlin with Oermann and Issa Traore also coming in. As well as Tape, Leverkusen are also expected to complete the signing of Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken after reaching a total agreement worth €10m. GGFN | Daniel Pinder
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
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- Daily Mirror
Jurgen Klopp's ex-Liverpool No.2 agrees surprise move to Premier League rival
Pep Guardiola is set to be boosted by the arrival of Pep Lijnders at Manchester City, with Jurgen Klopp's former assistant agreeing to join the Premier League champions Pep Lijnders, Jurgen Klopp's former right-hand man at Liverpool, is joining Manchester City. The former Kop coach, who was dismissed by Red Bull Salzburg in December after trying his hand as a No.1 in Austria, has agreed personal terms and will be joining Pep Guardiola's coaching team for the 2025-26 season. Lijnders left Liverpool when Klopp left the club 12 months ago and promptly pitched up in Salzburg. But Lijnders only managed to secure 13 victories out of 29 matches - a disappointing record for a team used to success after clinching the Austrian Bundesliga title 14 times in the past 18 years. He departed with the team languishing in fifth place in the league and under Lijnders' successor, Thomas Letsch, Salzburg finished the campaign in second place. The role at Salzburg marked Lijnders' second attempt at management, and his first wasn't particularly successful either: he took over Dutch side NEC in January 2018 and was sacked four months later after failing to secure promotion to the Eredivisie. Nevertheless Lijnders has earned a stellar reputation as an assistant to Klopp during his two spells at Liverpool, leading many to anticipate great things from him as a head coach after years working with one of the best managers of his generation. Lijnders' departure from Liverpool at the end of last season was confirmed at the same time as Klopp's, and at the time the German had high praise for the 41-year-ol "The most influential guy in the last years at this club was definitely Pep Lijnders," Klopp said. "The job he did is absolutely exceptional. The inspiration he is for me is absolutely exceptional." Lijnders and Klopp had been set to reunite professionally at the start of the year when Klopp took up his new role as Head of Global Soccer at Red Bull. However, plans for a reunion were scuppered by Lijnders' Salzburg exit. Speaking ahead of leaving Liverpool last summer, Lijnders spoke of his fondness for the club and the city: "10 years of the club and my boys don't know anything else, they are Scousers. I owe this club everything. They don't owe me anything, to be honest. "It's 10 years full of dedication. I always said I will finish with Jurgen; the moment I will not assist anyone else, that's the moment I will go and I will manage. That was always the case. So when we spoke, it was clear for me: OK, then I go and manage, and we end this project together [that] we started. "It's not easy. My boys, my wife; my boys are two proper Scousers and their whole life they will be. Maybe posh ones! But still! I cannot say thank you enough to everybody involved."
Scotsman
3 days ago
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- Scotsman
'I noticed...': Scotland starlet reveals dream move as he addresses transfer links and Liverpool inspiration
The Scotland international has linked to a summer transfer, with several clubs rumoured to have interest in the defender. Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Scotland full-back Max Johnston has revealed which club he dreams of playing for as he addressed his immediate future following strong rumours of transfer interest in him this summer. The 21-year-old defender has been in excellent form for Sturm Graz this year, winning his second successive Austrian Bundesliga title, and is said to have courted interest from Champions League outfit Atalanta, as well as Southampton, Augsburg and Hamburg, though reports says Die Schwoazn would be looking for a fee of £3million in order to allow him to leave. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The ex-Motherwell ace debuted for the Scotland senior team in the Nations League play-off clash first-leg win over Greece in March, with Steve Clarke handing him his international bow as a late substitute for Billy Gilmour in a 1-0 victory in Piraeus, though it was at Fir Park where the youngster first gained recognition, winning the SFWA Young Player of the Year after a breakout season in 2023. Opting to move to Sturm Graz that summer, the Austrian champions forked out a compensation fee of around £300,000 when the youngster rejected a new deal with Motherwell, signing a five-year deal at Merkur Arena. Two years on, Johnston believes the move has worked out perfectly. Scotland's Max Johnston and George Hirst pre-match during a UEFA Nations League 2024/25 League A/B Play-Off Second Leg match between Scotland and Greece at Hampden Park. | SNS Group "To be honest, I think all the teams in the league try to push the young players and give them a platform to play and express themselves,' Johnston told Sky Sports. 'That is something that is really important, and it is a huge attraction as a young player to go over there. I noticed such an improvement in myself. Sturm Graz have really pushed me on areas I didn't think I needed work on but giving me the platform to get minutes on the pitch, and learning every minute by getting minutes on the pitch.' Linked to Queens Park Rangers, Stoke and Stade Reims last summer, the Scotland international played five times in the UEFA Champions League last season, and revealed which fellow right-back he is taking inspiration from as he continues his journey in European football, citing Liverpool's Real Madrid-bound defender Trent Alexander-Arnold as a player he hopes to emulate in the year's to come. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'He's a huge player and someone I look up to,' said Johnston. 'To see that he can change his game, and adapt to different playing styles, is something I try to do myself.' Asked which club would he would be unable to turn down should they come calling this summer, Johnston admitted: 'it would be Real Madrid' before joking that he would first need to try and dislodge England full-back Alexander-Arnold.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Bayer Leverkusen complete the signing of Tim Oermann from Bochum
Bayer Leverkusen have announced that they have completed the signing of central defender Tim Oermann, who joins from Bochum. Oermann joins from relegation Bochum for a fee of around €1.5-2m. The 21-year-old will sign a contract at the BayArena until 2029, however, he will spend the next year on loan at Strum Graz in the Austrian Bundesliga. The defender leaves boyhood club Bochum, where he was a regular in the squad for two seasons, making a total of 51 appearances over three seasons at the Ruhrstadion. Advertisement The Austrian Champions, who won the title on the final day, will play in the Champions League playoffs next season, meaning Oermann will experience European football next season. This is Leverkusen's second signing of the summer window, and it is clear in the direction they are going, after already completing the signing of Ibrahim Maza from Hertha Berlin for €12m. This is a season of upheaval at the BayArena after the confirmed departures of head coach Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid and Jonathan Tah to Bayern Munich, as well as the likely departures of Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz to Liverpool. GGFN | Jack Meenan
BBC News
6 days ago
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Motherwell sign Austrian midfielder Fadinger on two-year deal
Austrian midfielder Lukas Fadinger says he has made a "big step forward" in his career by signing for 24-year-old joins the managerless Fir Park side on a two-year deal after spending the past two seasons with Austrian Bundesliga club Rheindorf Sturm Graz youth product played 61 times for Altach, 26 of which came last season as the team narrowly avoided also has Austrian top-tier experience with Hartberg, where he made 32 appearances in 2022-23, his sole season at the says talks with Motherwell began a "couple of months" ago, but since then Michael Wimmer has surprisingly departed as that, the midfielder is "so happy to be at this club" and is "looking forward to the start of the new season"."This move excites me, and it's a big step forward in my career," he added.
