Center -back Piero Hincapie is trying to leave Bayer Leverkusen before the summer transfer period 2025 closed. There are many clubs interested in Hincapie but also encroached by the Liberation Clause worth 60 million euros.
Hincapie was once a pillar in Leverkusen's Bundesliga championship. At this time, he is still the pillar of the club. But it seems that after the departure of coach Xabi Alonso, Hincapie was no longer motivated to continue to stick with the home airport team. He clearly showed disappointment with the current situation of the team since coach Erik Ten Hag took power and wanted to find a new stop.
The fact that Hincapie wants to leave is a very bad information for Ten HAG, especially after Leverkusen started the Bundesliga with the defeat of Hoffenheim 1-2 at Bayarena. Hincapie's contract with Leverkusen is still valid until 2029, but there is a release of 60 million euros and takes effect from the summer of 2025. This is a number that can make it difficult for clubs to pursue this center -back.
Coach Ten Hag has repeatedly emphasized that Hincapie's footsteps, after Leverkusen broke up with many other pillars. Up to now, the list of Bayarena pillars this summer has reached 6 people, including Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong (Joining Liverpool), Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich), Odilon Kossounou (Atalanta), Granit Xhaka (Sununderland) and Lukas Hradecky (Eintracht Francurt).
In the opposite direction, the club brought to Jarell Quanusah, Ibrahim Maza, Mark Flekken, Loic Bade, Claudio Echeverri, Tim Oermann, Malik Tillman, Janis Blaswich and Ernest Poku. But it seems that it does not make Hincapie feel secure.
This pose a big challenge for the team to maintain strength in the 2025/26 season. Failure in the opening match of the Bundesliga caused Ten HAG to be under great pressure. In addition to Hincapie, both Amine Adli and Exequiel Palacios also want to leave. Currently, people are waiting to see if Ten HAG can convince Hincapie to stay. Besides, if Hincapie left, Leverkusen would buy it instead.