Bayer Leverkusen loan Italian prospect to AZ Alkmaar

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·4 September 2025

Bayer Leverkusen loan Italian prospect to AZ Alkmaar

AZ Alkmaar are signing Andrea Natali from Bayer Leverkusen on loan. According to VI’s Simon Zwartkruis, the 17-year-old talent will join Jong AZ.

Natali will partly train with Maarten Martens’ first team, but in principle, he will play his matches in the Keuken Kampioen Divisie.

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Natali has already experienced a lot in football despite his youthful years. After a formative stint with Bologna, 2020 saw him swap AC Milan for Espanyol.

A year later, city rivals Barcelona signed him. Last summer, Leverkusen that snapped up the Italian youth international. This loan offer is just for a season, it seems, without an option to buy.

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