Bayer Leverkusen: Nach bitter Start: Reservist Hofmann courts on Chance against Kiel | Sport

One of the visible ones has become invisible!

Bee Bayer Leverkusen hat Jonas Hofmann (32) long lost the status of tribal players. In 46 Pflichtspielen der Double-Saison there are 20 Torbeteiligen (eight Tore and zwölf Vorlagen) – a good quote. The very latest news is that the former Gladbacher is now no longer a Tor against West Ham in the Europa League in the Rückrunde.

Matrix follows: There are lost signals Kaderplatz in the Nationalelf. The Bayer-Star was not nominated for the Heim-EM nomination by Bundestrainer Julian Nagelsmann (37). Mostly Hofmann hated in the summer of Wochen Urlaub. The WM 2026 has become new.

But the start of the new season is a bitter taste for Hofmann. Duration of the Bilanz: 65 minutes in Gladbach (3:2) and then the complete distance up to 1:0 in Pokal in Jena, as Hofmann Leverkusen in the 2nd round.

Reservist Hofmann courts on Chance against Kiel

Saturday 28. August is a Hofmann nur nor Dauer-Reservist ohne Einsatz. Bekommt is in the Bundesliga against Aufsteiger Holstein Kiel (Samstag, 3.30 PM/Sky and here I am Live Ticker) a new chance?

“Of course it’s not really something for Jonas. Please take a moment to watch,” says coach Xabi Alonso (42) after the 1:0 victory in the Champions League against AC Milan about Hofmann’s situation. I play the Italian with Amine Adli (24) as Startelf-Spieler who saw the unified Martin Terrier (27) and Nathan Tella (25) for Hofmann last time.

Der Stellenwert Hofmann’s inner half of the Team is not well written. It is clear that the competitive situation in the offensive has not become greater due to Terrier’s commitment.

“It is a long Saison and it is my Entscheidung. There is no question of playing, there is preparation,” Alonso explains, of Hofmann’s courtship power: “I brauche Jonas for the whole Saison.” And Hofmann braucht weiter Patience.