Two players ejected
After the racism scandal among RB Leipzig’s youth team, head coach Marco Rose praised the youth players’ quick intervention. “Big compliments to the boys because this issue was clarified in the dressing room. Someone stood up there and said it doesn’t work that way. The club then drew the necessary and correct consequences,” said Rose on Friday.
On Thursday, Leipzig kicked out two U19 players who had blasphemed a teammate and made derogatory comments about his skin color. Rose contradicted a media report that said the victim of the insults was El Chadaille Bitshiabu. “It wasn’t about Chad, but in the end that doesn’t matter. If it doesn’t hit him, it hits someone else. We have to be uncompromising,” said Rose.
The 47-year-old made it clear once again that the two released players will have no future at RB. He also advocated that the duo should learn from their mistake. “We are of course happy to provide advice in order to develop knowledge, to develop a feeling for what they actually said and did, so that we can then do it better in the future,” says Rose.
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26 El Chadaille Bitshiabu | 23/24 by PSG | Transfer fee: €15 million
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26 Matheus Cunha | 18/19 from FC Sion | Transfer fee: €15 million
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26 Bruma | 17/18 by Galatasaray | Transfer fee: €15 million
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26 Benjamin Henrichs | 20/21 by AS Monaco | Transfer fee: €15 million
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26 Mohamed Simakan | 21/22 by RC Strasbourg | Transfer fee: €15 million
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25 Oliver Burke | 16/17 by Nottingham | Transfer fee: €15.2 million
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22 Jean-Kévin Augustin | 17/18 by PSG | Transfer fee: €16 million
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22 Nordi Mukiele | 18/19 from Montpellier | Transfer fee: €16 million
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22 Ilaix Moriba | 21/22 from FC Barcelona | Transfer fee: €16 million
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20 Ademola Lookman | 19/20 from Everton FC | Transfer fee: €18 million
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20 Angelino | 21/22 fix from Man City | Transfer fee: €18 million
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Previous loan fee: €2 million
19 Dayot Upamecano | 16/17 by RB Salzburg | Transfer fee: €18.5 million
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18 Amadou Haidara | 18/19 by RB Salzburg | Transfer fee: €19 million
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17 Christopher Nkunku | 19/20 by PSG | Transfer fee: €19.5 million
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Including resale participation
13 Kevin Kampl | 17/18 by Bayer Leverkusen | Transfer fee: €20 million
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13 Alexander Sörloth | 20/21 by Crystal Palace | Transfer fee: €20 million
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13 Nicolas Seiwald | 23/24 by RB Salzburg | Transfer fee: €20 million
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13 Timo Werner | 22/23 from Chelsea FC | Transfer fee: €20 million
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10 Timo Werner | 16/17 from VfB Stuttgart | Transfer fee: €23 million
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Including resale participation
10 Andre Silva | 21/22 from Eintracht Frankfurt | Transfer fee: €23 million
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10 Eljif Elmas | 23/24 by Napoli | Transfer fee: €23 million
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8 Christoph Baumgartner | 23/24 by TSG Hoffenheim | Transfer fee: €24 million
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8 Benjamin Sesko | 23/24 by RB Salzburg | Transfer fee: €24 million
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7 David Space | 22/23 by TSG Hoffenheim | Transfer fee: €26 million
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6 Dani Olmo | 19/20 by Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer fee: €29 million
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5 Naby Keïta | 16/17 by RB Salzburg | Transfer fee: €29.8 million
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Including resale participation
4 Castle Lukeba | 23/24 from Lyon | Transfer fee: €30 million
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2 Dominik Szoboszlai | 20/21 by RB Salzburg | Transfer fee: €36 million
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Including resale participation
2 Josko Gvardiol | 21/20 by Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer fee: €36.8 million
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Including resale participation
1 Loïs Openda | 23/24 from RC Lens | Transfer fee: €38.5 million
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The coach drew a parallel to the many demonstrations against right-wing extremism that are currently taking place in Germany. “We’re taking to the streets to fight this and I think it’s right and important that we stick with it,” said Rose. Last week he had already called for people to defend themselves against right-wing extremist tendencies in Germany.
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