Bad news, Liverpool & Chelsea! RB Leipzig to BREAK the transfer market

Tom Weber
Tom Weber
  • Updated: 13 Apr 2024 18:16 BST
  • 4 min read
Xavi Simons, Dominik Szoboszlai, Jurgen Klopp, Christopher Nkunku
© IMAGO

RB Leipzig are set to tweak their transfer policy, according to German media.

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The Bundesliga side are one of Europe's most prolific producers of elite talent thanks to the controversial backing they receive from beverage behemoth Red Bull. Leipzig can use their Red Bull network, which boasts clubs in Austria, the US and Brazil, to snap up talent from all across the globe.

This has seen the side from Saxony's largest city rake in hundreds of millions from sales. Iin conjunction with the fact that Red Bull can offset the club's losses, it has allowed them to spend big on the transfer market and establish themselves as one of Germany's top sides. Since arriving in the Bundesliga in 2016, Leipzig have sold €650m worth of talent.

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Many of the players sold by Leipzig went on to have careers in the Premier League. The likes of Naby Keita, Ibrahima Konate and Dominik Szoboszlai were sold to Liverpool for big money, while Christopher Nkunku and Josko Gvardiol joined Chelsea and Man City, respectively, last summer for a combined €150m, with the latter becoming the world's most expensive defender.

One of Leipzig's sought-after youngsters: Benjamin Sesko
© IMAGO - One of Leipzig's sought-after youngsters: Benjamin Sesko

Transfer flow to dry up?

This talent drain from Leipzig to the Premier League may soon dry up, however. According to BILD, the Red Bulls are reappraising their current transfer model in light of what has been a disappointing campaign.

To date, the idea has been to sign young players, sell them on for massive profit and then replace them with young players again. This has been successful in that they have, as mentioned, made a fortune from it and it has seen them become ever-present in the Champions League in addition to winning two DFB-Pokal trophies.

The transfer flow between Leipzig and the Premier League

PlayerTeamFeeYear
Dominik SzoboszlaiLiverpool€70m2023
Naby KeitaLiverpool€60m2018
Ibrahima KonateLiverpool€40m2021
Christopher NkunkuChelsea€60m2023
Timo WernerChelsea€53m2020
Josko GvardiolMan City€90m2023
Jean-Kevin AugustinLeeds United€21m2020
Tyler AdamsLeeds United€17m2022
Hwang Hee-chanWolves€16.7m2022
BernardoBrighton€10m2018
Timo WernerTottenhamLoan2024
Ademola LookmanFulhamLoan2020

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However, the idea when Leipzig came up to the Bundesliga was for them to, well, eventually win the league. This season, which has seen them struggle massively just to get into the Champions League places, has shown the club hierarchy that things need to change, it is claimed.

The above-mentioned report asserts that Leipzig could move away from their youth-focused approach and instead target more established, experienced, big-name players in a bid to be more competitive domestically. This, of course, would not only influence the Bundesliga market but it would also massively shake up the European and English markets.

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