Bayer 04 obliges PSG talent Axel Tape: The future has started!

Bayer 04 obliges PSG talent Axel Tape: The future has started!

Leverkusen, Deutschland - Bayer 04 Leverkusen officially hired Axel Tape free of charge from Paris Saint-Germain. The 17-year-old central defender, who already completed two missions for PSG in Ligue 1 last season, is bound to the club in the long term. Managing Director Sport Simon Rolfes describes Tape as a versatile defensive player who convinces with speed, athletics and game intelligence. The obligation is part of a future -oriented strategy of Leverkusen that relies on the development of young talents. This decision is followed by the trend in the Bundesliga, where younger players focus on the focus in order to keep the club both sporty and financially competitive. [LAOLA1 reports that ...] (https://www.laola1.at/de/Red/fussball/international/deutschland/bundesliga/offiziell–leverkusen-holt-ablesefreis-talent-von-sp>

Axel Tape is already the fourth player who has been switching from PSG to Leverkusen since 2019. The club has signed several talents in the past time to strengthen the squad structure. The new obligations also include Tim Oermann and Mark Flekken. While Oermann will first play at the SK Sturm Graz, Flekken is immediately viewed as a reinforcement for the goalkeeper position. After a mixed transfer window, Bayer 04 also sees the need to realign the squad structure in view of the departures of Jeremie Frimpong, Jonathan Tah and Florian Wirtz, who is about to switch to Liverpool. [Transfer market adds that…] (https://www.transfermarkt.de/leverkusen-wandliget-mahrtalent-tape-vier- newzug- von-spsg-seit-2019/view/news/455235)

Future -oriented squad planning

The transfers of young players like Tape are part of a comprehensive strategy that aims to focus on long -term success. Bayer 04 has earned a call as a talent smithy in the Bundesliga, as have other clubs that rely on the development of young talents. The fourth position in the average age of their new obligations shows that Leverkusen is investing so as not to fall back in competition with larger European leagues. In particular, the search for a regular interior defender, a classic full-back and a wing striker is classified as priority in the current squad planning.

The Bundesliga has found an important niche in top European football by increasing young players who can develop there. Studies show that Leverkusen also has a large proportion of talented young professionals, including players like Florian Wirtz, who recently was considered one of the best talents. The high interest in German talents is reflected in nominations for awards such as the Golden Boy Award. [Football transfers describes that ...]