When it comes to transfers, everyone is talking about Paris Saint-Germain, because it is not a small thing when you sign Gianluigi Donnarumma, Georginio Wijnaldum, Sergio Ramos and Achraf Hakimi – all in one transfer window. However, objectively, the Saints function in the world of their own, because at Parc de Princes – they don’t know what it is like when you don’t have the means, the funds. Others have to take care of costs, minuses, interest, and in such conditions it is not that easy to strengthen the team. Except for RB Leipzig, the “plastic club” that became the king of transfer windows under Ralf Rangnick.Please, please, please, just do us a favour and take Griezmann off our hands!It doesn’t matter that Rangnick changed his employer and went to Lokomotiva Moscow – they have already learned the craft in eastern Germany. They studied the cases of Naby Keita (bought from Salzburg for 35 million USD, sold to Liverpool for 70.5 million USD), Timo Werner (arrived from Stugart for 26 million, went to Chelsea for 62.3 million), and now they have continued in the same manner.This summer, Dayot Upamecano was sold to Bayern for 50 million USD, Ibrahima Konate to Liverpool for 47 million, and Hannes Wolf to Borussia Monchengladbach for 11.1 million.All together 108.2 million USD. And let’s not forget that this amount does not include the 29.4 million USD Bayern paid to buy manager Julian Nagelsmann.Even without what they got from selling Nagelsmann this summer, no one has earned as much as Leipzig. Inter is second with an income of 96.5 million USD, RB Leipzig’s ‘younger sister’ RB Salzburg earned 72.7 million, Udinese 71.7 million and Stuttgart collected 45.5 million USD.Manchester United and Real luring Goretzka to join them as a free agentAnd Leipzig did not put that money in the safe, they invested it straight away – exactly 107.7 million USD. Again, most in the world.Andre Silva came from Eintracht Frankfurt for 27 million USD, Josko Gvardiol will arrive from Dinamo Zagreb for 22.1 million, and Angelino was bought from Manchester City for 21.1 million USD. Furthermore, Mohamed Simakan came from Strasbourg for 17.6 million USD to replace Upamecano, Benjamin Henrichs, the right back of Monaco, was paid the same amount, while the 18-year-old Caden Clark came from the New York branch of Red Bull for a modest 2.1 million USD. Brian Brobbey, one of the most talented players in Europe, arrived from Ajax as a free agent.’Haaland won’t have problem adapting to English football’And now the list of spenders – Leipzig are at the top again as they spent 107.7 million USD, Paris Saint-Germain 89.3 million, AC Milan 68.3 million, Leicester City 58.8 million, and Shakhtar Donetsk 55.2 million USD. There will changes of course, but bearing in mind the circumstances in which Leipzig operates, they deserve some applause.Let’s not forget that Dominik Szoboszlai – who arrived in the winter transfer window – and Konrad Laimer, did not play last season due to injuries. And they will for sure strengthen the team even more.It will not be easy to win the title next to Bayern, but the new coach Jesse Marcsh really has nothing to complain about.
