US EditionLeipzig signs Brazilian striker Rômulo for reported $29 million as Benjamin Sesko replacement
RB Leipzig invests 25 million euros from Sesko's 85 million euro sale to Manchester United to acquire Romulo, a versatile striker who scored 17 goals last season in Turkey.
- On Friday, RB Leipzig announced the signing of Brazilian striker Romulo from Goztepe, using funds from Benjamin Sesko’s reported €85 million transfer to Manchester United.
- Last week, Leipzig’s rebuild was fueled by the need for a forward after Sesko’s reported €85 million transfer to Manchester United.
- Germany’s Kicker magazine reported Leipzig will pay up to €25 million, with €20 million as the initial transfer fee and the rest in add-ons.
- This coming week Leipzig will add Johan Bakayoko and Arthur Vermeeren ahead of the Bundesliga opener on Aug. 22, 2025, with Ole Werner as manager.
- Given his physical versatility, Romulo scored 13 goals and provided nine assists in 29 league matches last campaign.
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German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig have signed a new striker. Brazilian Romulo is a replacement for Slovenian Benjamin Šešek, who left for Manchester United. The 23-year-old striker has signed a €25 million (plus bonuses) contract with the Bulls until 2030.
The Germans have brought in a new striker, while Kevin Kampl is losing his status in Leipzig's first team.
German football league RB Leipzig has found a replacement for Benjamin Sesko, who changed to Manchester United. On Friday, the club of Xaver Schlager, Christoph Baumgartner and Nicolas Seiwald announced the agreement with the Brazilian striker Romulo. The 23-year-old signed a contract until 2030, the defeat of the Turkish first division Göztepe Izmir amounts to 20 million euros plus bonuses.Romeulo will go on a goal hunt with the jersey number 4…
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Rocky Mountain OutlookLeipzig signs Brazilian striker Rômulo for reported $29 million as Benjamin Sesko replacement
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Leipzig is spending a big chunk of the fee from Benjamin Sesko's move to Manchester United on his Brazilian replacement Rômulo.
RB Leipzig has found a replacement for Benjamin Sesko, who emigrated to Manchester United. His successor comes from the Turkish league.
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