Bayer Leverkusen join race to sign Brighton’s Facundo Buonanotte | OneFootball

After securing Ernest Poku’s transfer, Bayer Leverkusen are continuously looking to strengthen their squad for the 2025/26 season as they search the market for a successor to Florian Wirtz. According to Kicker, Brighton’s Facundo Buonanotte is the latest player linked with Erik ten Hag’s side.

The Argentine – who spent last season on loan at Leicester City – is also wanted by Borussia Dortmund and would be a cheaper alternative to Leverkusen’s top candidate, AS Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche. Simon Rolfes has already stated that Bayer won’t spend in excess of €50m on a player after bringing Malik Tillman (€35m) and Ibrahim Maza (€12m) to the club following Wirtz’ departure.

Buonanotte – who scored five goals and provided two assists in 31 Premier League appearances for Leicester City last season – has struggled for minutes under Fabian Hürzeler in pre-season. Kicker report that Brighton would be open to allowing the 20-year-old this summer, either on loan or for a fee around €45m.

But should Brighton loan the player out, it could well be to another Premier League side because of the overseas loan rule, which prevents English clubs from loaning a maximum of six players outside of the UK, which Dortmund could feel the consequences of.

GGFN | Daniel Pinder