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I hope Florian Wirtz sticks around for next season. Getting into UCL would probably help them keep him a little longer since he’d get a chance to feature in UCL before making his big move. Same goes for Diaby
An attack with Sardar, Schick, Wirtz, and Diaby would be lethal
I read Patrick Schick might leave Leverkusen. He is at the moment the 2nd top scorer of the Bundesliga with 18 goals. Sardar is probably his replacement. He scored 27 goals in 45 appearances. That's quite remarkable.
(I knew he was moving there as soon as he followed them on Instagram, smh.)
I mean finally Sardar, after nearly a decade you decide to move to a top-5 league and even then we have to wait a little while! A little earlier would have been nice, but better late than never!
BUNDESLIGA: TRANSFER BLAST! SARDAR AZMOUN TO BAYER LEVERKUSEN
TRANSFER-STUNNER!
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Juve candidate moves to the Bundesliga
EnlargeComing to Leverkusen in summer: Sardar Azmoun from Zenit St. Petersburg
Coming to Leverkusen in summer: Sardar Azmoun from Zenit St. Petersburg
Photo: picture alliance/dpa/Sputnik
22.01.2022 - 20:17 o'clock
From PHILLIP ARENS and NICO LINNER
First the 5:1 goal festival against Augsburg, then the coup on the transfer market: Bayer Leverkusen brings top striker Sardar Azmoun (27) from Zenit St. Petersburg for the new season!
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LEVERKUSEN - FCA 5:1
Sharp angles, top goals!
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Premiuminhalt
The Iranian international is coming to the Werkself in the summer – with a year "delay". Azmoun was already a hot candidate last year. Now Azmoun decided not to extend at Zenit. Instead, he signed in Leverkusen until 2027.
Bayer prevailed against well-known competition: Juventus, Lyon and AC Milan are said to have been in the race. Also Burnley. Sporting director Simon Rolfes (40): "With him, our offense gets additional quality, Sardar will make our attack even more unpredictable and powerful."
EnlargeZardar Azmoun (l.) wechselt für fünf Jahre nach Leverkusen
Sardar Azmoun (l.) moves to Leverkusen for five years
Azmoun and Patrik Schick (25) is Leverkusen's storm future. A farewell to Lucas Alario (29/contract until 2023) should thus finally become apparent – but only after the season. Coach Gerardo Seoane (43) said after the Augsburg game, in which Alario scored a beautiful Hacken goal to make it 5-1: "We are happy and grateful that we have him – and we will certainly need both scorers." Meant: Chic and behind Alario as a replacement.
But back to Azmoun (60 caps/39 goals). His anticipation is already huge: "To be able to play in the Bundesliga soon is incredibly exciting for me. And I am convinced that I will strengthen the team with my footballing qualities." "Bayer 04 Leverkusen has a really great squad, I've been following the club for a long time and I'm thrilled with the way this team plays." https://sportbild.bild.de/bundesliga...466.sport.html
Comes in summer
Bayer Leverkusen brings Azmoun from Zenit: Among the most valuable transfer-free deals in history
Bayer 04 Leverkusen has finalized the first new addition for the coming season and Sardar Azmoun from Zenit St. Petersburg beholden. The 27-year-old centre-forward signed a contract on Saturday until 30 June 2027 and will join the team free of charge. Bundesliga.
Market value
Sardar Azmoun
S. Azmoun
Centre forward
25,00
€ million
"We are very pleased about this successful transfer. Sardar Azmoun has been one of the top scorers in the Russian league for years. He has become champion there with Zenit three times in a row, has regularly played Champions League and demonstrated his international class at the highest level. With him, our offense gets extra quality, Sardar will make our attack even more unpredictable and powerful," said sporting director Simon Rolfes.
Performance data
Sardar Azmoun
S. Azmoun
Centre forward
Zenit St. Petersburg
Zenit St. Petersburg
Total performance data
All competitions
Games
104
Goals
62
Templates
23
Azmoun has been playing for the seven-time Russian champions since the beginning of 2019, scoring 62 goals in 104 competitive matches so far and preparing 23 more. With a market value of 25 million euros, the two-footed attacker is the most valuable player of the Premier League and will join the ranks of the most valuable transfer-free transfers in history in the summer. Only 13 footballers with a higher market value left their club for free.
Azmoun in top 20: The most valuable transfer-free transfers
1 | LIONEL MESSI | 2021 | MARKET VALUE: € 80 MILLION
From FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain
36/36
24 | MICHAEL BALLACK | 2010 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From Chelsea to Bayer Leverkusen
1/36
24 | EDINSON CAVANI | 2020 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From Paris Saint-Germain to Manchester United
2/36
24 | HENRIKH MKHITARYAN | 2020 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From Arsenal to AS Roma
3/36
24 | MARIO BALOTELLI | 2019 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From Olympique Marseille to Brescia Calcio
4/36
24 | ERIC GARCÍA | 2021 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From Manchester City to FC Barcelona
5/36
24 | DIEGO GODÍN | 2019 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From Atlético Madrid to Inter Milan
6/36
24 | MARIO BALOTELLI | 2018 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From OGC Nice to Olympique Marseille
7/36
24 | JACK WILSHERE | 2018 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From Arsenal to West Ham United
8/36
24 | YEVGEN KONOPLYANKA | 2015 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to Sevilla FC
9/36
24 | KEISUKE HONDA | 2013 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From CSKA Moscow to AC Milan
10/36
24 | FERNANDO LLORENTE | 2013 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From Athletic Bilabo to Juventus Turin
11/36
24 | LUIS FIGO | 2005 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From Real Madrid to Inter Milan
12/36
24 | SERGE AURIER | 2021 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From Tottenham to Villarreal FC
13/36
22 | YACINE BRAHIMI | 2019 | MARKET VALUE: € 21 MILLION
From FC Porto to Al Rayyan Sports Club
14/36
22 | JOE COLE | 2010 | MARKET VALUE: € 21 MILLION
From Chelsea FC to Liverpool FC
15/36
20 | HÉCTOR HERRERA | 2019 | MARKET VALUE: € 22 MILLION
From FC Porto to Atlético Madrid
16/36
20 | SAMUEL ETO'O | 2013 | MARKET VALUE: € 22 MILLION
From Anzhi Makhachkala to Chelsea FC
17/36
7 | WILLIAN | 2020 | MARKET VALUE: € 22.5 MILLION
From Chelsea FC to Arsenal FC
18/36
6 | THOMAS MEUNIER | 2020 | MARKET VALUE: € 24 MILLION
From Paris Saint-Germain to Borussia Dortmund
19/36
16 SARDAR AZMOUN | 2022 | MARKET VALUE: € 25 MILLION
From Zenit St. Petersburg to Bayer 04 Leverkusen
20/36
16 | ANDER HERRERA | 2019 | MARKET VALUE: € 25 MILLION
From Manchester United to Paris Saint-Germain
21/36
13 | GEORGINIO WIJNALDUM | 2021 | MARKET VALUE: € 30 MILLION
From Liverpool FC to Paris Saint-Germain
22/36
13 | SANTI MINA | 2019 | MARKET VALUE: € 30 MILLION
From Valencia FC to Celta Vigo
23/36
13 | EMRE CAN | 2018 | MARKET VALUE: € 30 MILLION
From Liverpool FC to Juventus Turin
24/36
12 | JAMES RODRÍGUEZ | 2020 | MARKET VALUE: € 32 MILLION
From Real Madrid to Everton FC
25/36
9 I HAKAN CALHANOGLU I 2021 I MARKET VALUE: € 35 MILLION
From AC to Inter Milan
26/36
9 | ADRIEN RABIOT | 2019 | MARKET VALUE: € 35 MILLION
From Paris Saint-Germain to Juventus Turin
27/36
9 | MICHAEL BALLACK | 2006 | MARKET VALUE: € 35 MILLION
From FC Bayern Munich to FC Chelsea
28/36
6 | AARON RAMSEY | 2019 | MARKET VALUE: € 40 MILLION
From Arsenal FC to Juventus Turin
29/36
6 | LEON GORETZKA | 2018 | MARKET VALUE: € 40 MILLION
From FC Schalke 04 to FC Bayern Munich
30/36
6 | STEFAN DE VRIJ | 2018 | MARKET VALUE: € 40 MILLION
From Lazio Rome to Inter Milan
31/36
5 I MEMPHIS DEPAY I 2021 I MARKET VALUE: €45 MILLION
From Olympique Lyon to FC Barcelona
32/36
4 | ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI | 2014 | MARKET VALUE: € 50 MILLION
From Borussia Dortmund to FC Bayern Munich
33/36
3 | DAVID ALABA | 2021 | MARKET VALUE: € 55 MILLION
From FC Bayern Munich to Real Madrid
34/36
2 | GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA | 2021 | MARKET VALUE: € 60 MILLION
From AC Milan to Paris Saint-Germain
35/36
1 | LIONEL MESSI | 2021 | MARKET VALUE: € 80 MILLION
From FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain
36/36
24 | MICHAEL BALLACK | 2010 | MARKET VALUE: € 20 MILLION
From Chelsea to Bayer Leverkusen
1/36
Azmoun "thrilled" by Bayer 04: Lyon & Co. were also interested
In the courtship of Azmoun, Bayer 04 prevailed against several clubs from Europe. Olympique Lyons Coach Peter Bosz had publicly spoken out in favour of the commitment of the offensive man, including the FC Burnley And the AC Milan were among the interested parties.
For Azmoun, the move from Zenit to Leverkusen is "a step from the best club in Russia to one of the best leagues in Europe. Bayer 04 Leverkusen has a really great squad, I've been following the club for a long time and I'm thrilled with the way this team plays. To be able to play in the Bundesliga soon is incredibly exciting for me. And I am convinced that I will strengthen the team with my footballing qualities."
#Bayer04 has the Iranian international Sardar #Azmoun beholden. The centre-forward comes to the 2022/23 season from @zenit_spb and signs until 2027. #Azmoun2027 | #Werkself pic.twitter.com/FNwxOJNaMD
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04fussball) January 22, 2022
With a market value of 25 million euros, the two-footed attacker is the most valuable player of the Premier League and will join the ranks of the most valuable transfer-free transfers in history in the summer. Only 13 footballers with a higher market value left their club for free.
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