RB Leipzig: Record purchase Loïs Openda has an exit clause from 2025

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“Sky” reports

On July 14th, the transfer saga between RB Leipzig and RC Lens was over after an extremely tough week-long poker: attacker Loïs Openda left the Ligue 1 club and moved to the Saxons for a record fee. The Bundesliga club paid more for the 23-year-old Belgian’s services than ever before in its history. According to former sports director Max Eberl, 38.5 million euros were due, which can continue to grow including all bonus payments – according to fluctuating reports, between 43.5 million and 49 million euros are possible at the top. According to “SkyIntegrate an exit clause into the contract.

As the TV station reports, Openda will be allowed to leave the “Red Bulls” from 2025 for the fixed sum of 80 million euros. That would mean that RB can sit back and relax next summer – the transfer fee would no longer be freely negotiable until the following year. Striker Openda, who contributed six goals in his first nine competitive games for the Bundesliga club, has been contractually bound until June 2028.

Leipzig’s most expensive sales: Gvardiol overtakes Szoboszlai

17 Diego Demme | 2019/20 to Napoli for €10.25 million

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Data as of September 2, 2023

15 Nordi Mukiele | 2022/23 for €12 million to Paris Saint-Germain

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15 Bruma | 2019/20 for €12 million to PSV Eindhoven

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14 Marcel Sabitzer | 2021/22 for €15 million to FC Bayern

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13 Oliver Burke | 2017/18 to West Brom for €15.2m

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12 Brian Brobbey | 2022/23 for €16.35 million to Ajax Amsterdam

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11 Hee-chan Hwang | 2022/23 for €16.7m to Wolverhampton

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10 Tyler Adams | 2022/23 to Leeds United for €17m

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9 Matheus Cunha | 2019/20 for €18 million to Hertha BSC

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8 Jean-Kévin Augustin | 2020/21 for €21m* to Leeds United

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* According to a ruling by the CAS Sports Court from November 2022.

7 Ibrahima Konate | 2021/22 to Liverpool for €40m

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6 Dayot Upamecano | 2021/22 for €42.5 million to FC Bayern

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5 Timo Werner | 2020/21 to Chelsea for €53m

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3 Naby Keïta | 2018/19 to Liverpool for €60m

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3 Christopher Nkunku | 2023/24 for €60m to Chelsea

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2 Dominik Szoboszlai | 2023/24 for €70m to Liverpool

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1 Josko Gvardiol | 2023/24 for €90m to Man City

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If the right-footed player were to move on from 2025 for 80 million euros, he would become the second most expensive departure in Leipzig as things stand. The highest transfer fee was recently brought in by the sale of central defender Josko Gvardiol (21) to Manchester City: 90 million euros. Openda decided on RB after a conversation with the Belgian national coach Domenico Tedesco, although he also had other offers.

“I actually asked him when Leipzig expressed interest. He only told me positive things: the club wants to win every game, win the cup, and always be in the Champions League. And that they always have young players that they give playing time to so that they can develop. You can also see that in Nkunku, Gvardiol, Szoboszlai. That’s why it was the best choice for me to go to Leipzig. Domenico advised me to do this,” the offensive man recently told “Sport Bild”. Openda not only became the most expensive purchase in Leipzig, but the record sale of the RC Lens was even clearer. According to reports, Openda’s former club FC Bruges benefited with a 12.5 percent share of the transfer profit, i.e. around 3.6 million euros.

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