Back in the summer of 2023, TSG Hoffenheim paid a whopping € 14 million to Augsburg to sign Mergim Berisha. Now, a year and a half later, the 26-year-old looks set to return to the WWK-Arena. According to Kicker, Augsburg have beaten Mainz, Werder Bremen and Union Berlin to Berisha's signature, with the deal set to be completed shortly.
Union BerlinUnion Berlin manager Steffen Baumgart is unlikely to be overly concerned about the threat of relegation, as his side sits six points clear of 16th-placed Heidenheim, who occupy the
Bayer Leverkusen are taking the belief gained from finishing in the top eight of the Champions League standings into the latter stages of their Bundesliga title defence.Xabi Alonso's men, who sit six points behind leaders Bayern Munich in second place in the German top flight,
The home team are fifth last in 14th place with 20 points and were beaten 3-0 by St Pauli on January 26, whereas Leipzig managed to hold champions Bayer Leverkusen to a 2-2 stalemate on January 25 and are fifth with 32 points.
After the Champions League excitement, it’s back to business in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, while Borussia Dortmund hopes incoming coach Niko Kovac can help spur a stop to its slide.
Bremen vs. Mainz, 2:30 p.m. Stuttgart vs. Monchengladbach, 9:30 a.m. Bayern vs. Holstein Kiel, 9:30 a.m. Heidenheim vs. Dortmund, 9:30 a.m. Bochum vs. Freiburg, 9:30 a.m.
This isn’t just another Bundesliga clash—it’s a battle between two teams trying to cement their place in the top flight.
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Regarding the extensions, the club’s top management is very surprised by the reported figures for Davies & Musiala. After all, before the start of the season, Eberl was clearly given the task of reducing the wage bill - without making concessions for individuals.
Bayer Leverkusen are taking the belief gained from finishing in the top eight of the Champions League standings into the latter stages of their Bundesliga title defence.Bayern, who face Holstein Kiel on Saturday,
Bundesliga resumes this Friday with Werder Bremen hosting Mainz in the first match of round 20. The hosts come into this tie looking to end a poor run of form that has seen them win none of their last four league games (D2, L2). The most recent in that sequence came in the form of a 2-2 draw with ten-men Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern Munich took a small but potentially decisive step toward the Bundesliga title last weekend when defending champion Bayer Leverkusen dropped points at Leipzig.