According to media reports, Bayer Leverkusen is about to sign left-back Mitchel Bakker from Paris Saint-Germain.
Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen are, according to consistent reports The team and des General Newspaper before a transfer from Mitchel Bakker. The Dutchman is said to be in Leverkusen for the medical check.
The 21-year-old is currently still under contract with Paris Saint-Germain and should receive a contract with the Werkself until 2026. However, PSG is said to have secured a buyback option in the negotiations. Nothing was known about the amount of the transfer fee.
Mitchel Bakker: Undisputed under Tuchel, dispensable under Pochettino
Bakker comes from the youth of Ajax Amsterdam and moved to Paris in 2019. In the past season, the left-back was one of the undisputed regular players in the first half of the season under Thomas Tuchel. Under Tuchel’s successor Mauricio Pochettino, Bakker had a much more difficult position.
In total, he played 45 competitive games in the two years at PSG. The Dutch U21 international would be the second new signing for Leverkusen after goalkeeper Andrey Lunev and the third left-back in the squad alongside Daley SInkgraven and Wendell.
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