Transfer Ticker: RB Leipzig arrivals and departures
Red Bulls reinforcements and departures at a glance | This is how the squad will develop in summer 2024
After the season comes the transfer window!
Who stays, who goes? Some transfers have already been made, and more will happen over the course of the summer.
With the transfer ticker you will always stay up to date with the Red Bulls' activities on the transfer market!
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Transfers
Signings
- Assan Ouédraogo (FC Schalke 04)
Departures
- Christopher Lenz (TBD)
- Sanoussy Ba (Eintracht Braunschweig)
- Janis Blaswich (FC Red Bull Salzburg | Loan)
- Tim Köhler (SC Verl | Loan)
- Yannick Eduardo (De Graafschap | Loan)
- Timo Schlieck (RSC Anderlecht | Loan)
- Dennis Borkowski (FC Ingolstadt)
- Frederik Jäkel (SV Elversberg | Loan)
- Angelino (AS Roma)
- Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur | Loan)
- Tim Schreiber (Dynamo Dresden)
Contract extensions
- Benjamin Sesko
- Peter Gulacsi
- Benjamin Henrichs
- Amadou Haidara
Departure: Sanoussy Ba
After a year on loan with the Austrian First Division side, LASK Linz, Sanoussy Ba will be joining German Second Division team Eintracht Braunschweig on a permanent move.
Good luck and all the best, Sanoussy!
Loan: Tim Köhler
Tim Köhler will be loaned out during next season to Third Division's SC Verl. The Leipzig-born player has been a part of RBL's Youth Academy since summer 2014 and signed his professional contract last November, which lasts until 2026.
Departure: Christopher Lenz
Christopher Lenz will be leaving RB Leipzig at the end of the 2023/24 season. The Berlin-born footballer played in eight matches for the Red Bulls during the past season.
The defender moved from Eintracht Frankfurt to Leipzig in summer 2023, making his debut on Matchday 4, a 3-0 home win against FC Augsburg.
The defenseman took over an important role under head coach Marco Rose and, along with German international David Raum, formed the left-side defense for the 2022 and 2023 DFB Cup titles.
Thank you for your contribution, Chris - all the best for the future!
Loan: Yannick Eduardo
Yannick Eduardo will play next season on loan with the Dutch Second Division side De Graafschap.
Good luck, Yannick!
Loan: Timo Schlieck
Up-and-coming goalkeeper Timo Schlieck will be loaned out to Belgium top club RSC Anderlecht. The 18 year old will be strengthening their second team, RSCA Futures, in the Belgian "Challenger Pro League" (Second Division).
Anderlecht have a buy option for a permanent deal. RB Leipzig in return receives a buyback option for Timo Schlieck.
Signing: Assan Ouédraogo
Assan Ouédraogo will be a Red Bull! The midfielder is moving to RB Leipzig for the 2024/25 season, with the18-year-old signing five-year contract until 2029.
“I am very happy to be part of RB Leipzig from July. It’s of course a big step for me, but I’m ready for this new challenge and I’m looking forward to everything that awaits me in Leipzig.”
Extension: Benjamin Sesko
Benjamin Sesko stays with the Red Bulls! RBL and the Slovenian striker have extended their contract until 2029.
Benjamin Sesko on his extension:
- “We have a team with great potential and a balanced mix of young and experienced players. I just really want to take the next steps together with this team. We have already achieved a lot in my first season and have often shown what quality and outstanding football we can bring to the pitch. But there is a lot more that can be done and that is now our common goal.”
All the info on his extension can be found here.
Departure: Dennis Borkowski
After loans to 1. FC Nürnberg (2020-2022) and Dynamo Dresden (2023/24), Dennis Borkwoski is moving permanently to third division club FC Ingolstadt. Dennis came to the Red Bulls in 2014 and spent six years at the RB Leipzig Football Academy. He made his debut in the Bundesliga on matchday 34 of the 2019/20 season in a 2-1 away win against FC Augsburg. Two more games were to follow.
We wish you all the best for your future journey, Dennis!
Extension and Loan: Frederik Jäkel
Frederik Jäkel (23) played for SV Elversberg last season, with the defender playing 18 games in the 2023/24 season for the strong second division team (1 goal). But a torn cruciate ligament suffered in February 2024 prevented further playing time.
Frederik will also be loaned out to SV Elversberg next season. In addition, RB Leipzig has extended the defensive player's contract, which expires in 2025, by one year until 2026.
Transfer: Angelino
After Angelino (27) moved to AS Roma on loan in the winter, the Spanish left-back has now joined the Serie A club permanently. In the second half of the season, the 27-year-old played in 16 matches and was in the starting eleven 14 times.
Angelino initially joined the Red Bulls on loan in January 2020 before being signed permanently by Manchester City in the summer of 2021. The two-time Spain U21 international made 100 appearances for RB Leipzig, scoring 12 goals and providing assists for 29 goals.
Loan: Timo Werner
Timo Werner (28) will stay in the Premier League for another season with Tottenham Hotspur in 2024/25. The 28-year-old was already on loan to Spurs in the second half of last season, scoring two goals and assisting three more across 14 competitive games (10 starts).
At the end of April, however, the striker was injured in the home game against Arsenal and was ruled out for the rest of the season.
Contract extension: Peter Gulacsi
Goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi (34) will remain at Leipzig beyond the summer of 2025. Both sides agreed on an early contract extension for another year until 2026. This means that the 34-year-old will be in the RBL goal for the next two seasons.
The Hungary international, who will be taking part in the European Championship in Germany in a few weeks, moved from Red Bull Salzburg to the trade fair city in the summer of 2015. Since then, our No.1 has played 302 competitive games for the Red Bulls. He won the DFB Cup with RBL in 2022 and 2023.
Contract extension: Benjamin Henrichs
RB Leipzig and Benjamin Henrichs (27) have agreed on an early contract extension by three years until 2028.
The Red Bulls can thus tie down the next key player for the long term. The 27-year-old has been playing for Leipzig since the summer of 2020 and has scored eight goals and assisted 16 in his 142 RBL competitive matches to date. This week, the Germany international (14 caps) was also called up for Germany's Euro 2024 squad.
Departure: Tim Schreiber
Tim Schreiber is moving to SG Dynamo after 10 years with the Red Bulls.
The 22-year-old came to Cottaweg from SC Borea Dresden in the summer of 2014 and progressed through Leipzig's youth department. The 6'3" goalkeeper then gained match practice at Halleschen FC (25 games) and Holstein Kiel (11 games).
During his last loan spell in Saarbrücken, Schreiber played a strong season (24 games) and stood out with great saves, especially in the DFB Cup. The Freital native reached the semi-finals of the cup competition with the third division team this year.
Contract extension: Amadou Haidara
Leipzig and Amadou Haidara extend their contract, which currently runs until summer 2025, by a further year until 2026.
This means that the Red Bulls can sign another idenkeytification figure - the 26-year-old has been playing for RBL for five years and has already played 175 competitive matches, the 12th most in the club's history.
