Bayer Leverkusen boss Erik ten Hag is expecting more transfer incomings and outgoings before the window shuts down on Monday, Afrosport reports.
The team has seen a lot of players depart this summer, such as Lukas Hradecky, Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Amine Adli, Jonathan Tah and Granit Xhaka, while the likes of Jarell Quansah, Malik Tillman, Loic Bade, Ibrahim Maza, Ernest Poku and Mark Flekken have come to the BayArena
Leverkusen started the Bundesliga season with a 2-1 home loss against Hoffenheim last weekend, and Ten Hag, who replaced Xabi Alonso, acknowledged there is a need to get back to winning ways.
“Pressure is always there and we must win, that’s clear,” the Dutch tactician said ahead of Saturday’s match against Werder Bremen. “I am no Harry Potter. We will work to take a step forward. We know the reasons [for the Hoffenheim defeat]. We have corrected it and need to apply it now.
“We must always win. We have to win every game and find a way to do it. We did it well a few times in the pre-season, but not well last week. We must do a lot of things better. We need the dynamism that was missing against Hoffenheim. We have worked on that, and we need to apply it tomorrow.”
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He added: “Let us wait. In the final days or hours, anything can happen. There are always surprises. This has been a very busy transfer window.
“One or two things could still happen on the weekend for us and for the whole transfer market. On Tuesday, we will know what it (squad) will look like.”
One player that could be on the move before the Werder Bremen game is Ecuadorian defender Piero Hincapie, who has been linked with a possible move to Arsenal.
