Leverkusen sporting director Rolfes commented on the team's start to the season and talked about the future plans for key players such as Wiltz and Alonso in an interview with Sky Sports Germany. Rolfes said that the team's start in the Bundesliga has not been ideal, and despite a good start in the Champions League and German Cup, the Bundesliga is still the team's most important tournament, so they are not entirely satisfied with their current position in the table. He particularly pointed out the problems at the defensive end of the team, believing that defense is not only the responsibility of the defenders, but the whole team, and that the team has not yet formed a whole in defense, and must do better in this aspect.
Regarding Wiltz's injury, Rolfes revealed that he didn't take part in training yesterday, but didn't declare him a long-term absentee, only stating that he will wait and see if he will be able to play against Eintracht Frankfurt. He emphasized that Wiltz is a very important player for Leverkusen and that the club has a very open and trusting communication with him and his family, so whether Wiltz is sold or not is not really a topic of conversation. Regarding the rumors that Paul Wanner could be involved in the Wiltz deal, Rolfes said that Wanner is a good and talented youngster, but he kept quiet about rumors involving players from other clubs.
Rolfes also praised Alonso's work in the new season, saying that he is ambitious and dynamic, working hard to find solutions and is another step forward for the club. He mentioned that the gap between the teams at the top of the Bundesliga table is getting smaller and smaller, with a number of teams including Bayern, Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig, Eintracht Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and Leverkusen showing great strength, which has made the Bundesliga more and more suspenseful, and that the teams have to keep moving forward and move up the ladder.
