Breel Embolo joining RB Leipzig?

Half of Europe seems to be interested in Breel Embolo and are trying to sign him. Clubs playing in the Bundesliga, Serie A, the Premier League. We have been linked previously and we have being linked again recent;ly.

Breel Embolo joining RB Leipzig?


He is considered a super talent and whoever buys him he won't come cheap. According to the "Bild" newspaper, RB (Red Bull) Leipzig are leading the chase for the 19-year-old (20 in February) FC Basel striker who will be playing for Switzerland at the European Championships this summer.

RB Leipxig were founded in 2009 and were playing in Bundesliga 2 last season where they gained promotion by finishing second. They like to and want to rely mainly on young, promising players the Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz told German paper Bild. 

"We will continue to work with talents that we want to help keep getting better. This is our philosophy."

Breel Embolo has a contract with Basel until 2019 and a transfer fee for at least £15.20 million (€20m - US$22.23m - AUS$30.94m) has been speculated which would be a record transfer for Leipzig. The UK press have throw £30 million (€39.46m - US$61.95m - AUS$43.97m) at the transfer story. 

The story says the attacker wants a regular starting place and feels he'll get that at the newly promoted side. They say that other clubs interested in the Swiss international, such as Borussia Mönchengladbach or Liverpool he wouldn't be guaranteed regular football. At just 19 he has time to move to a club that he can use as a stepping stone in a stronger league than he is in at the moment. He can then look to make the step up to a major club as a first choice starter.

If his fee is just around £15 million then no wonder we are reported as talking to him, he remains an unlikely signing though.