First Brian Brobbey expressed his desire to stay at Ajax Amsterdam, then RB Leipzig’s managing director Oliver Mintzlaff confirmed that there are currently no thoughts in this direction. Now the record champions of the Eredivisie, in the person of coach Erik ten Hag, have spoken as a third party on the subject and hit the same note as the storm talent: The hope is to be able to keep the loan player beyond the summer.
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“We will work on that because we really want to keep him,” said the 52-year-old in an interview with “De Telegraaf”. “I don’t know if that’s feasible, because the key lies with Leipzig. He’s under contract there.” Ajax and Brobbey’s wish must be renegotiated, the loan deal does not include a purchase option. At RB, the attacker is under contract until 2025.
Brobbey only switched from Ajax to RB on a free transfer last summer, but was unable to assert himself there. The 20-year-old only made one start in the Bundesliga and one in the Champions League. Ajax had wanted to keep Brobbey, but according to advisor Mino Raiola, Leipzig offered a significantly better salary.
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The “image“However, recently reported that Brobbey should almost certainly be loaned out in the coming season, since coach Domenico Tedesco is extremely important to team hygiene with a compact and harmonious team. In that case, the door could open for Ajax. Brobbey, who was temporarily hampered by a torn knee ligament, has scored three goals in six games since his return to Amsterdam and provided another assist.
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