Overview

• Erik ten Hag led a 100-minute debut training session at the BayArena in front of roughly 100 spectators.
• He vowed to rebuild a squad depleted by high-profile departures including playmaker Florian Wirtz and defender Jonathan Tah.
• Leverkusen has added defender Jarell Quansah and goalkeeper Mark Flekken and is finalizing a transfer for midfielder Malik Tillman.
• The team will spend ten days training at Flamengo’s facilities in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first Bundesliga club to prepare in South America.
• The preseason itinerary features a season opener against Pisa SC on August 5, a friendly at Chelsea on August 8, a DFB-Pokal first-round match on August 15, and a Bundesliga debut versus TSG Hoffenheim the following week.