Confirmed:
Pohjanpalo transfers to Serie B
By Peter Vice @ViceytheSS
Bayer 04 Leverkusen finally officially bade farewell to their perpetual loan-out on Friday evening, confirming that Joel Pohjanpalo has officially transferred to Venezia FC.
| Joel Pohjanpalo. | Photo: Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
"We are very grateful to Joel for his commitment over the past few years. He has always totally identified with Bayer 04," Leverkusen managing director Simon Rolfes noted in a statement released by Bayer.
Technically property of die Werkself since 2016, Pohjanpalo actually only represented Germany's red company team in 28 competitive appearances. Five consecutive loan spells saw him work stints for Fortuna Düsseldorf, VfR Aalen, Hamburger SV, Union Berlin, and (most recently) Çaykur Rizespor in Turkey.
Joel #Pohjanpalo stürmt ab sofort für den italienischen Fußball-Zweitligisten @VeneziaFC_EN.
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04fussball) August 19, 2022
Danke für alles, Danger! Wir wünschen dir viel Erfolg in Italien. 🙏👋
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