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Who Should Bayer Leverkusen Sign? The Wonderkids Club Mode Picks
Published 2026-10-09 · updated 2026-11-13 · 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 26.3.
- How it plays: plays with wing-backs, creates a lot, keeps the ball, crosses a lot.
- Where it is weakest: centre-back, wing-back, goalkeeper.
- Budget guide: €48M · policy: Young talent (23 and under).
| # | Player | Age | Position | For Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacobo Ramón Como · ITA | 21 | CB | 75 | upgrade on Facundo Medina · a position of need · fits the style · wonderkid, 21 |
| 2 | Kyllian Antonio Lens · FRA | 18 | CB | 72 | upgrade on Facundo Medina · a position of need · Gegenpress type, as Bayer 04 Leverkusen plays · wonderkid, 18 |
| 3 | Djibril Ouziad Le Havre · FRA | 17 | RWB | 71 | upgrade on Miguel Gutiérrez · a position of need · wonderkid, 17 |
| 4 | Pedro Lima São Paulo · BRA | 20 | RWB | 69 | upgrade on Miguel Gutiérrez · a position of need · wonderkid, 20 |
| 5 | Matteo Palma Udinese · ITA | 18 | CB | 69 | upgrade on Facundo Medina · a position of need · wonderkid, 18 |
| 6 | Matthias Pieklak Lommel SK · BEL | 20 | GK | 68 | upgrade on Mark Flekken · wonderkid, 20 |
| 7 | Elías Verón Rosario Central · ARG | 19 | RWB | 68 | upgrade on Miguel Gutiérrez · a position of need · Gegenpress type, as Bayer 04 Leverkusen plays · wonderkid, 19 |
| 8 | Mike Penders Chelsea · ENG | 21 | GK | 65 | upgrade on Mark Flekken · suits its Vertical Tiki-Taka · wonderkid, 21 |
| 9 | Tygo Land FC Groningen · NED | 20 | DMF | 64 | Vertical Tiki-Taka type, as Bayer 04 Leverkusen plays · wonderkid, 20 |
| 10 | Ethan Mbappé LOSC Lille · FRA | 19 | WF | 62 | Vertical Tiki-Taka type, as Bayer 04 Leverkusen plays · wonderkid, 19 |
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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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