Retails below the market value
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This article was published at first version at 9:33 a.m. and was revised after the official confirmation.
RB Leipzig has succeeded in the most expensive access in club history. After the “Bild” first reported, the clubs reported enforcement on Thursday afternoon. Accordingly, the red bulls and Paris Saint-Germain have agreed on a firm transfer from Xavi Simons, the Dutch receives a contract until 2027. The offensive midfielder is currently completing the second rental season in a row with the Saxony and is with a market value of 80 million euros by far the most valuable player in the squad. According to reports, RB only pays a transfer fee of EUR 50 million, which, thanks to the success -related bonuses, could increase to up to 80 million euros. For this, according to “Sky”, the Leipzigers would have to “win everything”, which is unlikely.
Marcel Schäfer, Leipzig’s managing director of Sport, said: “We have worked for a long time to realize it in terms of sport and economically very good transfer. In the past few days, a door suddenly opened and we were able to use this chance. Our budget and transfer guidelines have existed. We are very pleased with the clarity that Xavi is now our player – we are now holding all the trump cards in our hands. Xavi has developed extremely well with us and underlined that RB Leipzig is the right club for young exceptional players. Our common focus is now only on achieving our goals in the second half of the season. ”
PSG did not plan with Simons and wanted to make nails with heads at an early stage, it is said. With the safe 50 million euros in income, the French champion creates scope both in the budget and with his rental players. The number of borrowings has been limited to six since this season, but exceptions up to 21 and for self -plants apply. PSG has currently parked – exclusive Simons – nine professionals at other clubs.
For RB Leipzig, the deal is a bright spot during a sporty difficult phase. In the Champions League, only three points said goodbye and in the Bundesliga you take fifth place with the third most value -worthy squad. RB has never made a transfer of this size in its young club history – Loïs Openda, who came from RC Lens in 2023, was the most expensive purchase. According to the “picture”, this transfer should remain an exception, but the Saxons could not apparently not reject with such a good price-performance ratio.
Already in the summer, the renewed loan of Simons was celebrated as a success, since it was prevailed against FC Bayern. For PSG, a big transfer gain jumps out: The international of the Elftal in 2019 came free from the offspring of FC Barcelona and made the final breakthrough at PSV Eindhoven in 2022/23 before the Paris returned him to get back to 4 million euros. Since then he has increased its market value at RB from 40 million to 80 million euros.
