The situation
A year ago, Bayer Leverkusen took control of one of the greatest jewels of Spanish football. Iker Bravo left La Masia at the age of 16 to join the aspirin team. A year later, Spain is working on his return.we have already reported that several foreign and LaLiga clubs are following in his footsteps, including Atleti. In fact, Andrea Berta has already contacted the German club to open negotiations . Well, they meet a new team attentive to the situation, Real Madrid. There will be a battle for the Spanish international (he has already debuted with the U-19 and played the last U-17 European Championship) and, as several media outlets point out, a loan with a purchase option is being considered as the key to unlocking the operation. Gerardo Seoane, Bayer’s Swiss coach of Spanish descent, has recognized in statements collected by Kicker, where they also echo the Whites’ interest in the striker, that, although he would like to continue counting on him, the exit is on the table: “We have had conversations with him. I would love for him to stay, but if the club and the players feel that another solution would be for him to develop at this time, you have to think about it ”. “A footballer can only break through when he feels at home, happy, when one feels alone…”, adds Seoane, before reiterating: “It’s not that we don’t love the player, we believe he can break through”. Of course, in case of leaving, he suggests that in the offices of the Bay Arena they should reach an agreement that does not mean the total disassociation of the striker: “I think we are not going to give up our letters, but that is not my job . ” And he insists: “We have faith in the player and we trust in his qualities”. The footballer born in Sant Cugat del Vallès (January 13, 2005) is a star project who, in his first and so far only year in Germany, has shown his potential. While Seoane has shown his confidence in his abilities, as he hinted in his statements. In November, in a match against Hertha Berlin, he became the third youngest player to make his debut in the Bundesliga. Days before he had already done it in the Cup. in Leverkusen they do not question his performance, on the contrary. However, they have an important handicap when it comes to convincing the player: the absence of a subsidiary. In 2014, Bayer Leverkusen II disintegrated, betting from the club to promote the youth sections.
burn stages
Last season, Bravo scored ten goals and provided three assists between the U-17 and U-19 sections, participating in a goal every 106 minutes. The latter is the previous step to the first team and could fall short. What’s more, in Die Werkself ‘s first friendly this pre-season, our protagonist started and scored a hat-trick against Duisburg of the German third . He feels ready to leave formative football and here the figure of Madrid appears. Through Castilla they could guarantee him that jump and be closer to the elite (his goal when he left Barcelona).