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2:38pm, 13 May 2025【Football】

May 10th, Biography reported that several loan players from Red Bull Leipzig are about to return to the team, which makes the club feel a headache.

29-year-old Andre Silva was loaned to Bremen this season, but his performance is also sluggish and will return to Leipzig this summer. The striker's contract with the club lasts until 2026, but Red Bull is determined to sell it due to an annual salary of up to 7 million euros.

But he is not Leipzig's only loan player problem, as the team has three other highly paid players coming soon. First of all, Werner, 29, has given up the buyout clause, and Leipzig also has no intention of retaining it. After all, the annual salary of 11 million euros is seriously inconsistent with the players' competitive status. According to Biography, the plan for transfer brothers club New York Red Bull has been stranded, and Leipzig needs to find a new owner for it and pay the breakup fee. The striker will not give in easily.

followed by Elmas, who was rented to Turin this season and performed well. Turin intends to buy out but refuses to pay the 18 million euro buyout fee stipulated in the contract. Ajax is also interested in the 25-year-old midfielder, but Leipzig still needs to prepare compensation.

Finally, Moriba. After many loans, the 25-year-old midfielder finally gained a foothold in Celta and became the main force. Celta holds a buyout clause of 4.5 million euros and intends to implement it. Although this move can save Leipzig equally, it will bear part of the compensation.