Overview

• Bayer Leverkusen dismissed Erik ten Hag after one point from two Bundesliga matches, with sporting director Simon Rolfes calling it a considered decision, and Spanish outlet Marca reports Xavi has declined interest as the coaching search begins.
• FC Bayern München sealed a deadline‑day loan for Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson, who is away on Senegal duty this week and could miss up to four winter fixtures if he plays the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
• RB Leipzig completed the signing of 20‑year‑old striker Conrad Harder from Sporting CP, with paperwork logged in FIFA’s system just seconds before the registration cutoff, in a deal reported at around €24 million.
• Bayern’s basketball team suffered two major blows as Germany center Johannes Voigtmann was ruled out for the rest of EuroBasket and new guard Rokas Jokubaitis sustained a serious knee ligament injury expected to sideline him for months.
• Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann is reshaping his squad by restoring Joshua Kimmich to a central role and fast‑tracking Nnamdi Collins, while the U21s start Euro 2027 qualifying without a fixed captain or first‑choice goalkeeper.