Alejandro Grimaldo and Jeremie Frimpong, the XXL weapons of Bayer Leverkusen!

It’s hard to imagine a better start to the season for Bayer Leverkusen. Leader of the Bundesliga with 34 points (11 wins and 1 draw) in 12 days, the club coached by Xabi Alonso particularly impresses and only let the points slip against its runner-up, Bayern Munich (2-2). In the Europa League it is just as excellent with 12 points out of 12 in a group H with Qarabag, Molde and Hacken. A fanfare start which finds its meaning in a crazy attack (62 goals scored) and a solid defense (14 goals conceded) in the 18 matches in all competitions played so far. If we talk a lot about the scorer Victor Boniface and Florian Wirtz, two other players from Bayer Leverkusen stand out. They are Alejandro Grimaldo and Jeremie Frimpong.

Alejandro Grimaldo, the nice move of the transfer window

Arriving free from Benfica this summer after a high-quality campaign with 8 goals and 16 goals in 54 matches, Alejandro Grimaldo (28) left on even more impressive bases with Bayer Leverkusen. An express acclimatization for the Spaniard who suddenly has control over the transfer window. “I am in good shape. This is going very well at the moment. With the help of the team and the coach, everything is going well. I’m here now for the next few years. I want to show my potential and succeed with the club”, he told the German club’s media. In 18 matches played, he has already scored 9 goals and 6 goals, which also allowed him to finally make his debut for the Spanish selection on November 16.

In the Bundesliga, he was decisive in 9 of the 12 matches played this season. Asked by Kickersports director Simon Rolfes was satisfied with this reinforcement with an immediate impact: “with him we have taken a big step forward in terms of stability, security in positional play and consistency. Alejandro is not just a vertical player. When we signed him, it was clear that he was not someone who constantly played one-on-one on the left wing, but rather an extremely intelligent and confident player on the ball. Controlling the game and playing the game that suits us as a team and him as a type of player.” Under contract until June 2027, he is already popular and Real Madrid is one of his suitors, he who is trained… at Barça.

Jeremie Frimpong has reached another milestone

The Merengues are also following in the footsteps of their counterpart on the left side, Jeremie Frimpong. Younger (22 years old) and at the club since the winter of 2021 when he arrived from Celtic Glasgow for 11 million euros, the player trained by Manchester City had already reached a milestone last year. Quickly becoming essential for his coach He also took advantage of his good run to debut for the Dutch selection on October 13. Fast, lively and punchy, he offers a more vertical profile than Alejandro Grimaldo who is more of a player who will enable combinations to be initiated and lines to be broken. The use of these two players nevertheless offers a wide range to coach Xabi Alonso.

Moreover, the Spanish coach noted a real progression in his game with a more refined style and increased efficiency. Always bringing vertically, it also stands out differently this season: “I see a more adult Jerry (Jeremie Frimpong, editor’s note). He understands better why you do certain things. He had a big influence last season. He still has that, but with a slightly different game, with fewer transitions and more control. Extended a few weeks ago until June 2028, Jeremie Frimpong is fully invested in this project, where his duo with Alejandro Grimaldo risks hurting for a long time. Moreover, the two men are involved in 26 of Bayer Leverkusen’s 62 goals, a figure that makes you dizzy. Bayer Leverkusen’s opponents have been warned, the danger comes from both sides.