Overview

• Bayer Leverkusen has lodged a reported €25 million bid for 20-year-old Eliesse Ben Seghir, €15 million below Monaco’s valuation.
• He has featured sparingly under coach Adi Hütter and is understood to be pushing for a move to secure regular first-team football.
• Ben Seghir’s contract runs through 2027 and he has made 83 appearances for Monaco, contributing 15 goals and eight assists.
• Leverkusen shifted focus to Seghir after deciding Maghnes Akliouche was out of reach following Monaco’s €60–70 million asking price.
• A Seghir transfer would clear space for Amine Adli’s confirmed move to AFC Bournemouth and influence Leverkusen’s summer squad restructuring.