RB Leipzig: Willi Orban is about to be extended

In the top 3 record players

According to information from “Sky“Shortly before a contract extension at RB Leipzig. The central defender’s contract, which is valid until 2025, is to be extended ahead of time until at least 2027, reports the TV station. The talks are going well and the agreement is about to be finalized.

The 30-year-old Orbán, who is currently out due to a right knee injury, moved from his training club 1. FC Kaiserslautern to the “Red Bulls” in 2015 for 2 million euros. Since then, the Hungarian international has made 292 appearances, 27 goals and nine assists. Behind Yussuf Poulsen (367) and Emil Forsberg (311), Orbán is in the top three of his club’s record players. Unsurprisingly, the defensive professional is also one of the longest-serving in the Saxons’ squad.

“I don’t want to set any records, but if it suits both sides, it would be nice to end your career in Leipzig. It’s not for nothing that I had a connection option written into the contract so that I could possibly stay at the club,” said Orbán in an interview with “Kicker” at the beginning of May. He already has the confidence to “extend it again in the summer of 2025. Then I would be 32 ½ and already at an age where you are able to put one foot in front of the other.”

Orbán in the top 3: RB Leipzig’s record players

13 Dominik Kaiser | 167 missions

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As of October 2, 2023

12 Christopher Nkunku | 172 missions

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11 Konrad Laimer | 190 missions

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10 Timo Werner | 205 missions

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9 Diego Demme | 214 missions

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8 Kevin Kampl | 219 missions

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7 Marcel Sabitzer | 229 missions

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6 Marcel Halstenberg | 240 missions

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5 Lukas Klostermann | 263 missions

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4 Péter Gulácsi | 285 missions

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3 Willi Orbán | 292 missions

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2 Emil Forsberg | 311 missions

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1 Yussuf Poulsen | 367 missions

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The newcomers Christoph Baumgartner, Loïs Openda, Nicolas Seiwald, Castello Lukeba, Benjamin Sesko and El Chadaille Bitshiabu are currently tied to RB Leipzig the longest – all until 2028. Behind them is a trio with contracts that run until 2027.

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