Overview

• Leverkusen announced the former Real Madrid defender on Tuesday, signing him until 2027 after his Madrid deal expired.
• The five-time Champions League winner completed a medical in Madrid and is in line to play at Werder Bremen on Saturday.
• Vázquez said he is eager to continue his career at Leverkusen and cited Xabi Alonso and Dani Carvajal as influences in choosing the club.
• The signing addresses a vacancy at right back following Jeremie Frimpong’s move to Liverpool earlier in the summer.
• Leverkusen are overhauling their squad, with departures including Florian Wirtz, Granit Xhaka and Jonathan Tah and former coach Xabi Alonso taking the Real Madrid job.