Finally, Leverkusen made a quite brave decision to sign a new forward, Martin Terrier. This France forward from Rennes has a certain appeal to make Leverkusen believe that he can become a strong attacker for Leverkusen. In fact, this club spent $22 million to bring in the 27 year old attacker. The Terrier is considered to have a strong and intelligent attacking style, and suits the game prepared by Xabi, so it is the right choice for Leverkusen with this budget.
Martin Terrier had some problems with injuries in the last season but the seasons he spent in France and the numbers he achieved are excellent, Leverkusen will get a very versatile player who can play in 3 attacking positions.
And Bayer Leverkusen will be his first club outside France, it will be interesting to see how he adapts to the Bundesliga.
I hope he is going to help Leverkusen on his side
Yes, injuries are always a very scary problem for a football player. In this case, it is very risky to hire a player who has previously suffered an injury. And that is certainly what keeps the value of players who are actually quite talented from soaring.
Based on the data, his longest injury was 269 days in 2022/2023, it was a cruciate ligament tear which was quite serious. in fact he had to miss 31 matches from Jan 3, 2023 to Sep 29, 2023.
data transferkart here about injury history:
https://www.transfermarkt.com/martin-terrier/verletzungen/spieler/442891However, after that, his performance was still quite good as a Left Winger. Maybe one of the considerations for a club like Leverkusen is budget considerations, indeed they were the winners last season, but regarding budget, they still have to manage it very wisely because finances are not as high as other top clubs, of course. Xabi has had quite a lot of homework this season.