After two loans

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Bayer Leverkusen finally sells central defender Sadik Fofana. The 21-year-old joins Grazer AK 1902. Fofana has signed a contract with the new Austrian Bundesliga side until June 30, 2027.

The defensive talent left Alemannia Aachen to join Bayer’s academy in 2020 and earned a professional contract two years later. However, Fofana never played for coach Xabi Alonso’s team. Instead, he was loaned to 1. FC Nuremberg and Fortuna Sittard, where Fofana, who made his debut with the Togo national team in March 2024, was unable to establish himself permanently.