Leverkusen have announced the signing of teenage winger Alfa-Ruprecht from City's Under 21 side. The 19-year-old German youth international has agreed a contract that runs until 30 June 2030. Sporting director Simon Rolfes highlighted Alfa-Ruprecht's "impressive goalscoring rate,

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.

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

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.

On Friday, Flamengo U20 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are set to meet in a men's international club friendly.