FC Barcelona strongly linked to signing Nico Williams and Dani Olmo
Barcelona look poised to make significant moves in the transfer market, aiming to secure the signings of Nico Williams and Dani Olmo.
RB Leipzig are a German football club based in Leipzig, Saxony, which plays in the Bundesliga - the top tier of German football. While only founded in 2009, they have enjoyed an unbelievable rise to the upper echelons of European football. In 2019/20, they made the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
Some of the notable players to star in RB Leipzig colours in recent years have been Angelino, Timo Werner, Naby Keita and Dayot Upamecano.
Some of the players who starred for RB Leipzig in the lower echelons of German football remain important figures in the game today. Joshua Kimmich left Leipzig for Bayern Munich in 2015 after spending two years with Die Roten Bullen. Meanwhile, striker Yussuf Poulsen, who also joined Leipzig in 2013, remains on the club's books to date.
Leipzig finished third in 2018/19 and again in 2019/20. The '19/20 season saw Werner bang in an impressive 28 Bundesliga goals, second to Robert Lewandowski in the league's goalscoring standings. He left for Chelsea following the end of the campaign. The 2019/20 season will also be remembered for Leipzig's sensational run to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
In 2017/18, Leipzig were drawn into Group G of the UEFA Champions League with Besiktas, FC Porto and AS Monaco. Leipzig finished third, meaning they dropped to the UEFA Europa League for the remainder of the campaign.
They eliminated Zenit St. Petersburg in the Europa League round of 16, but were knocked out by Marseille 5-3 on aggregate in the quarter-finals despite winning the first leg 1-0.
In 2018/19, RB Leipzig finished behind Red Bull Salzburg and Celtic in UEFA Europa League Group B, meaning they were eliminated from the competition.
It began with Leipzig topping a group which included Olympique Lyon, Benfica and Zenit St. Petersburg. Having marched on to the last 16, they made light work of Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-0 aggregate triumph.
After the COVID-19 pandemic delayed most of the knockout rounds of the tournament, Leipzig played a one-legged quarter-final tie against Atletico Madrid. They won this closely-fought encounter 2-1 with Dani Olmo scoring the opener and Tyler Adams clinching the tie after Joao Felix's equaliser.
However, Leipzig were no match for Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals and lost 3-0 to Thomas Tuchel's men.
That aside, they have developed competitive rivalries on the pitch with top German clubs such as Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund as they compete for honours against them.
Between promotion to the Bundesliga in 2016 and the 2017 financial year, RB Leipzig experienced financial growth of 82%, as per the calculations of Forbes.
Leipzig have raised significant sums of money through player sales. Naby Keita's move to Liverpool and Timo Werner's to Chelsea were, between them, worth over €100million.
Barcelona look poised to make significant moves in the transfer market, aiming to secure the signings of Nico Williams and Dani Olmo.
Dani Olmo has reportedly been hoping to depart Bundesliga side RB Leipzig during the summer transfer window.
Manchester City are reportedly determined to secure the signing of RB Leipzig's Dani Olmo, regardless of the future of their current star midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne.
Premier League champions Manchester City are actively pursuing RB Leipzig forward Dani Olmo, who has a £51million release clause in his contract.
Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko has put an end to rumours about his future by signing a contract extension with RB Leipzig, the Bundesliga club have confirmed.
Dani Olmo has addressed rumors linking him with a potential move to Bayern Munich, with the Spanish attacking midfielder reportedly available for a fee of 60 million euros this summer.
AS Roma have announced the permanent signing of former Manchester City defender Angelino from RB Leipzig.