Transfer Sparks: Leverkusen's 19-Year-Old Forward Ignites a European Bid War

Transfer Buzz: Leverkusen's 19-Year-Old Forward Ignites a European Chase

The young striker is drawing transfer attention as clubs in Saudi Arabia and England circle Bayer Leverkusen's 19-year-old star, Christian Covani.

German transfer journalist Florian Pleitner, posting on X, says Leverkusen has received approaches from English sides and from the Saudi Pro League in recent weeks.

Leverkusen's Stance and Covani's Numbers

The offers reportedly total around 45 million euros for Covani, who is 19, but Leverkusen has shown no interest in selling him this season.

According to the same source, the squad's core players will stay, with no plans to sell Covani, Alex Garcia, or Martin Terrier.

Covani has appeared in 25 matches for Leverkusen across all competitions, tallying five goals and five assists since arriving from Spanish club Albacete, where he scored eight times in 20 games.

Note: If this keeps up, Leverkusen may have to start a fan club for their own star—Super Covani, not just in Germany but across the globe.

Punchline: If Covani keeps scoring, the transfer market will need a speed limit—offers arriving faster than a counter-attack.

Punchline 2: Leverkusen keeping him is like holding on to dessert after a feast—delicious, perilous for the wallet, and somehow perfectly justified.