Overview
- Bayer Leverkusen confirmed a contract extension through 2032 and a season-long loan of 19-year-old Francis Onyeka to newly promoted SV Elversberg on Monday, June 15, 2026.
- Onyeka arrives off a breakout 2025/26 loan at VfL Bochum where he made about 30–32 appearances and produced roughly eight goals plus assists, lifting his Transfermarkt valuation to around €10 million.
- Elversberg’s sporting director Christian Weber called Onyeka a modern box-to-box player who adds technical quality, athleticism and goal threat to a squad that has limited market value.
- Onyeka will captain Germany’s U19 side at the European Championship in Wales later this month, giving him competitive minutes and leadership experience before joining Elversberg.
- The move follows Leverkusen’s strategy of extending young prospects’ contracts before sending them to Bundesliga clubs for seasoning and signals that regular top-flight playing time at Elversberg could accelerate Onyeka’s readiness for Bayer’s first team.