There were no offers
As the « Kicker » and the « Bild » unanimously reported in mid-December, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are ready to sell midfielder Charles Aránguiz in the current winter transfer window six months before the end of his contract. According to a recent report from the newspaper, an early move for the 33-year-old appears to have failed – according to chief executive Simon Rolfes, the ‘Werkselfs’ now assume the Chilean will fulfill his contract.
“He is back here to do his program. We have to see how fast we can get him on the pitch. Certainly not this week, maybe partly next week, but it’s definitely not enough for Gladbach, » said the 40-year-old. Aránguiz moved from SC Internacional Porto Alegre to the Bundesliga side in 2015 for 13 million euros – to date, the right-(Site notre bureau spécialisé)ed player is one of Bayer’s 20 most expensive transfers – and has since made 168 appearances (32 goals) in the top flight, scoring one goal in 10 appearances championship so far this season, but Aránguiz has been sidelined with a calf problem since mid-October.
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Aránguiz starred with a return to Brazil last summer, but Leverkusen haven’t let go of the Chile international. Two of Internacional’s league rivals, Gremio Porto Alegre and FC São Paulo, have expressed interest in signing, we learned last December. Discussions between clubs and players were raging, but Bayer 04 had yet to receive anything concrete – the latter seems to be the case so far.
Bayer boss Rolfes on Aránguiz: ‘Charly has another contract until summer’
« Charly has another contract until the summer. We all assume that he accomplishes this », Rolfes is now quoted in the newspaper « Bild ». As Kicker wrote at the end of last year, Bayer are trying to sign a « real six » on the South American market instead of the Chilean, who can act alone in front of the defense in a 4-3-3 system . Alan Varela (Boca Juniors), João Gomes (Flamengo) and Luis Chávez (CF Pachuca) had been swapped in the TM rumor (all rumors about Bayer’s arrivals at a glance), a winter transfer for the center does not should however no longer be a problem.
« We have a team with which we can do well in the back series in terms of numbers. Maybe small things will happen, we will see that, » Rolfes announced, looking at the new situation. Meanwhile, the Bayer CEO was confident about Patrik Schick. The top scorer of the past season, who initially trailed this season and then retired with adductor problems, is on the right track. “At Patrik, we are constantly trying to increase the load. He gets things done on the pitch, even with changes in direction. That’s why he takes small steps forward. We hope the stages will be faster,” Rolfes said.
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