Bayer Leverkusen signs Ivory Coast defender Guéla Doué until 2031

Bayer Leverkusen has signed right-back Guéla Doué from Racing Strasbourg on a deal until 2031.

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Bayer Leverkusen has signed right-back Guéla Doué from Racing Strasbourg on a contract until summer 2031. ^[1] Bayer Leverkusen have agreed to a deal worth €36 million to sign RC Strasbourg right-back Guéla Doué from France. ^[2] Bayer Leverkusen have finalized a deal to bring French winger Moussa Diaby back to the club from Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad. ^[3] According to consistent media reports, Bayer Leverkusen pays approximately 30 million euros as a fixed transfer fee to Racing Strasbourg. ^[4] Leverkusen's sporting director Simon Rolfes stated that the signing of Guéla Doué excellently reinforces the right defensive position and that the new arrival fits perfectly into the squad. ^[5] Guéla Doué, a 23-year-old Cote d'Ivoire international, has arrived in Leverkusen ahead of completing his move to the Bundesliga giants. ^[6] Guéla Doué was trained at Stade Rennes in France before moving to Racing Strasbourg in the summer of 2024. ^[7]

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Bayer Leverkusen has signed right-back Guéla Doué from Racing Strasbourg on a contract until summer 2031. · DIE ZEIT

Bayer Leverkusen have agreed to a deal worth €36 million to sign RC Strasbourg right-back Guéla Doué from France. · Yahoo! Sports

Bayer Leverkusen have finalized a deal to bring French winger Moussa Diaby back to the club from Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad. · Yahoo! Sports

According to consistent media reports, Bayer Leverkusen pays approximately 30 million euros as a fixed transfer fee to Racing Strasbourg. · DIE ZEIT

Leverkusen's sporting director Simon Rolfes stated that the signing of Guéla Doué excellently reinforces the right defensive position and that the new arrival fits perfectly into the squad. · DIE ZEIT

Guéla Doué, a 23-year-old Cote d'Ivoire international, has arrived in Leverkusen ahead of completing his move to the Bundesliga giants. · Yahoo! Sports

Guéla Doué was trained at Stade Rennes in France before moving to Racing Strasbourg in the summer of 2024. · DIE ZEIT

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