Report: Leipzig to pay Liverpool €1.5 million in compensation for venue change
New details regarding the financial penalties RB Leipzig must pay for moving two Champions' League fixtures emerged on Monday.
Under normal circumstances, UEFA fines for a change of venue in its pan-European club competition amounts to a whopping €15.25 million. On Monday, it was revealed that Bundesliga club RasenBallSport Leipzig will have to pay at least 10 percent of that amount for forcing Liverpool FC to play their "home-leg" of the round-of-16 tie in Budapest this coming Wednesday.
Germany's "SportBild" reports these numbers based on information with internal sources at UEFA. The base-number comes from Section K of the European footballing body's own code. Bild also reports that Leipzig will have to foot half the bill for hosting the match in the Hungarian capital. The club already paid a reported €300,000 to host the first-leg of the tie at the Puskas Arena on February 16th.
According to the German newspaper, the ten-percent figure (€1.525 million) will be paid directly to the EPL club once UEFA confirms the transfer.