Völler: Julian Brandt 'fifty-fifty' to stay at Bayer Leverkusen
There is a 'fifty-fifty' chance Julian Brandt will stay at Bayer Leverkusen, says club boss Rudi Völler.
| Julian Brandt. | Photo: Светлана Бекетова/Soccer.ru/CC-by-SA 3.0 |
Brandt could leave the 'Die Werkself' via a €25 million release clause this summer, but Völler is hopeful that the German international will stay after the club reached qualification for next year's Champions League on Saturday.
"It will be a fifty-fifty decision," Völler told Sky and added:
"A decision will be made over the next five, six or seven days. After reaching the Champions League, we have a legitimate hope.
"But if a club want to pay [his release clause], and the player wants to go there, we can't hold on to him."
Kai Havertz, on the other hand, is fully expected to stay at BayArena.
"There's no discussion. He's a wonderful player, we are in contact with his family and his agent, and I believe that he'll be good fro at least another year with us. We'll see what comes after that," Völler said.
