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Who Should Bayer Leverkusen Sign? The Wonderkids Club Mode Picks
Published 2026-10-09 · updated 2026-10-17 · data: Sportmonks, season 2026/2027
Leverkusen buy young and sell high - Florian Wirtz and Piero Hincapié both left for far more than they cost. Here is the list Moneyball Scout's Club Mode draws up for them - players of 23 and under, ranked for Leverkusen's style and its weakest positions.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen, read from its data
- Squad age 26.2.
- How it plays: plays with wing-backs, creates a lot, crosses a lot, keeps the ball.
- Where it is weakest: centre-back, winger, wing-back.
- Budget guide: €38M · policy: Young talent (23 and under).
| # | Player | Age | Position | For Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacobo Ramón Como · ITA | 21 | CB | 76 | upgrade on Jarell Quansah · a position of need · Control Possession type, as Bayer 04 Leverkusen plays · wonderkid, 21 |
| 2 | David Otorbi Valencia · ESP | 19 | WF | 74 | upgrade on Afonso Moreira · a position of need · Control Possession type, as Bayer 04 Leverkusen plays · wonderkid, 19 |
| 3 | Djibril Ouziad Le Havre · FRA | 17 | RWB | 74 | upgrade on Miguel Gutiérrez · a position of need · wonderkid, 17 |
| 4 | Kacper Potulski FSV Mainz 05 · GER | 18 | CB | 71 | upgrade on Jarell Quansah · a position of need · wonderkid, 18 |
| 5 | Arijon Ibrahimović FC Augsburg · GER | 20 | WF | 69 | upgrade on Afonso Moreira · a position of need · Control Possession type, as Bayer 04 Leverkusen plays · wonderkid, 20 |
| 6 | Raphaël Le Guen Brest · FRA | 20 | CB | 67 | upgrade on Jarell Quansah · a position of need · wonderkid, 20 |
| 7 | Yeremay Hernández Deportivo A Coruña · ESP | 23 | LWF | 63 | upgrade on Afonso Moreira · a position of need · suits its Vertical Tiki-Taka |
| 8 | Vasilije Adžić Sassuolo · ITA | 20 | AMF | 63 | fits the style · wonderkid, 20 |
| 9 | Mio Backhaus SC Freiburg · GER | 22 | GK | 59 | upgrade on Mark Flekken · Vertical Tiki-Taka type, as Bayer 04 Leverkusen plays |
| 10 | Zachary Christopher Athekame Olympique Lyonnais · FRA | 21 | RWB | 59 | a position of need · wonderkid, 21 |
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How the figures are made: Sportmonks' season statistics for every player in Europe's top five leagues, per 90 minutes and adjusted for league strength, regressed toward the average of the position while minutes are few, and ranked against players in the same position. The Moneyball Score weighs what each position asks for. Early in a season every figure moves; it is an estimate, not a verdict.
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