Germany U21 international Jamie Leweling has made a decision regarding his planned whereabouts in the Bundesliga. As the “sports picture” and “sports1According to reports, Union Berlin prevailed in the race for the 21-year-old winger from relegated SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Transfermarkt can also confirm this information. Leweling is due to sign a four-year contract at the Alte Försterei shortly.
According to this, Leweling not only becomes the record departure of the “Kleeblatt”, that had already been speculated before, but also the second most expensive entry in the history of the “Iron”. The fee for the native of Nuremberg, who has been playing in Fürth since the U17s, is said to be 4 million euros. Union only paid for top scorer Taiwo Awoniyi (23), the Nigerian cost 6.5 million euros, more. The most expensive exit from Fürth so far is new national player Anton Stach (23), who went to Mainz last summer for 3.5 million euros.
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Over the course of the season, Leweling had increased his market value to EUR 4.5 million with good performances. In 32 Bundesliga games he scored five goals and two assists for the Franks, plus one assist in the DFB Cup. Numerous Bundesliga clubs such as VfL Wolfsburg, VfB Stuttgart or Eintracht Frankfurt are said to have recently competed with Union in courting the attacker.
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