Atlético Madrid are monitoring Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Ibrahim Maza ahead of a potential future move from the Bundesliga to La Liga.
The 20-year-old, who represents both Algeria and Germany at youth level, is currently valued at €25.00m on Transfermarkt, with the rumour linking him to Atlético recorded on 9 March 2026 and the probability of any deal still listed as “?”.
Maza only joined Leverkusen from Hertha BSC last summer, completing his switch ahead of the 2025-26 campaign after rising through the Berlin club’s youth ranks from U17 to the first team. There is no public information on the length of his contract at the BayArena, leaving scope for speculation over whether he could eventually run his deal down and test the market as a free agent if no agreement over terms is reached.
Born in Berlin on 24 November 2005, the 1.80m right-footed playmaker is viewed as a creative option in the No 10 role, listed primarily as an attacking midfielder. His rapid rise is underlined by his market value trajectory: from €250,000 with Hertha’s U19s in March 2023 to €8m by September 2024, then €12m with Hertha’s first team by December 2024, and finally €25m after his move to Leverkusen, updated on 19 December 2025.
Maza’s early months at Leverkusen have come in a side competing at the top end of the Bundesliga, though detailed recent match statistics – such as opponents, dates and scorelines – are not disclosed in the available data.
Atlético’s interest reflects a longer-term strategy of adding technically gifted, press-resistant midfielders from the German league, but any potential move remains at an exploratory stage. Should the transfer materialise in a future window, a switch from Leverkusen to Madrid could prove a defining step in Maza’s development and elevate his reputation on the European stage.
