Overview

• Real Madrid veteran Lucas Vázquez has signed for Bayer Leverkusen and was introduced in training, with club leaders expecting him to steady the squad.
• Leverkusen has an agreement to buy Ezequiel Fernández from Al-Qadsiah for a reported package near €30 million, with his medical scheduled.
• Feyenoord rejected Bayer’s €15 million offer for Quinten Timber as the Dutch club seeks a fee above €20 million, with the midfielder’s contract up next summer.
• Leverkusen’s outgoing business totals roughly €230 million this summer and a García sale would push receipts toward €250 million, according to reports.
• Hoffenheim confirmed Gift Orban’s season-long loan to Hellas Verona with a purchase option and completed Finn Becker’s permanent transfer to 1. FC Nürnberg.