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Kossounou: AFCON 2023 winner to join Atalanta on loan from Leverkusen

Serie A club Atalanta have agreed to sign Ivory Coast international Odilon Kossounou on a season-long loan deal from Bayer Leverkusen, Afrosport reports. Kossounou, who was part of the Ivorian team that won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, will join Gian Piero Gasperini's side in a deal that will see Atalanta pay a loan fee of €5.5 million. According to reports, the agreement includes a...

Boniface puts Europa League disappointment behind, focuses on German Cup final

Boniface puts Europa League disappointment behind, focuses on German Cup final

Super Eagles and Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface has put Wednesday's defeat to Atalanta in the UEFA Europa League final behind, and is looking forward to Saturday's German Cup final against Kaiserslautern. The German Champions were beaten 3-0 by Atalanta in Dublin, courtesy a hattrick by Nigerian winger Ademola Lookman. While reacting to the defeat on his official X handle, Boniface acknowledged that defeat is part...

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‘It’s painful’ – Xabi Alonso reflects on Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten run coming to an end

Xabi Alonso stated that it was painful to see Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten run coming to an end after losing the Europa League final 3-0 to Atalanta on Wednesday night. It brought to an the German side's unbeaten run in all competitions this season which stood at a record 51 games Leverkusen were only two games away from making that historic feat but Ademola Lookman's hat-trick meant...