RB Leipzig still hoping to recoup €113m in player sales
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With 35 professionals in their ranks, RB Leipzig desperately needs to generate revenue in order to explore the transfer market this summer.
It was recently reported that the internal financial plan eagerly hopes to sweep in around €113 million from the sale of players.
According to BILD, Leipzig has a long list of players to be released, with 15 players to be monitored by new coach Martín Demichelis.
“I give each player four or five weeks to show what he can do. We still need time to assess whether a player stays or leaves,” he told BILD.
Particular attention is being paid to transfers from last summer who haven't yet made an impact – Conrad Harder and Johan Bakayoko.
While Bakayoko is reportedly being actively promoted by the coach, according to Bild, Harder has already been offered to other clubs.
Defenders El Chadaille Bitshiabu and Castello Lukeba are also considered sellable as they now face competition from Maxime Estéve.
Other names like Lukas Klostermann, Eljif Elmas, Lutsharel Geertruida, and Arthur Veermeeren are free to leave.
Several young talents need to prove themselves, including the likes of Ezechiel Banzuzi, Andrija Maksimovic and Viggo Gebel.
