Belgium striker of African descent Lois Openda has signed a five-year contract with the Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, the club announced on Friday.As per Bild newspaper, the fee was 43 million, with a further six million in add-ons, surpassing the 25 million euros Leipzig paid Hoffenheim for defender David Raum last season.Openda 🔥🔥#UECL pic.twitter.com/4FlvMpjaZG— UEFA Europa Conference League (@europacnfleague) July 13, 2023 Openda, 23, of Morrocan and Congolese descent, spent last season at Ligue 1 slot RC Lens, and scored 21 goals in 38 league appearances, leading them to a second-placed finish.”We stayed within our planned framework with the transfer fee, and if success-oriented bonuses occur on top of that, it means above all that we were able to celebrate the sporting successes together with the player,” Leipzig’s sports director Max Eberl said.##NAJAVA_MECA_7372528##Leipzig sold their last season’s top scorer Christopher Nkunku to Chelsea. They finished third in the Bundesliga to earn a place in the Champions League group stage.
