Martin Terrier aiming for Bundesliga bullseye after joining champions
Martin Terrier is hoping to hit the target from the start for Bayer Leverkusen after joining from Rennes. The summer signing's trademark dart-throwing celebration might just become a familiar sight for Bundesliga viewers in 2024/25.
The 27-year-old has been compared to Thomas Müller for his intelligent positional attacking play, and while we will have a little while to wait to see if the summer signing from Rennes can live up to that billing - he does seem to feel at home having linked up with the Bundesliga champions.
Terrier told the Leverkusen club website: "It's a great club, I'll do everything I can to repay the faith of the club's bosses in me, show my strength and hopefully score lots of goals."
Terrier joined Leverkusen just days after Jeanuël Belocian also made the switch from Rennes, and the attacker explained just how the young defender paved his way, saying: "As soon as I was in contact with the club, I sent a message to Jeanu. His feedback was very positive, which gave me even more reason to come here."
The French forward explained his darts celebration too, saying: "That comes from a friend who I played darts with at home. He said once that it would be cool if I had a darts celebration. The next day I scored and celebrated like that, and I've been doing it since."
Terrier might just have the chance to throw a celebratory arrow or two as early as the Supercup on 17 August as double winners Leverkusen face runners-up VfB Stuttgart.
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