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RB Leipzig: How club emerged as go-to destination for Europe’s top prospects
Naturally, other clubs have tried to implement similar recruitment models, but Schafer believes Leipzig’s record keeps them ahead of the curve.
“You will not find many clubs who produced or developed more top talents than Leipzig and other Red Bull clubs,” adds the former Germany international.
“So I think still we have a good advantage. But we always need to be careful, of course, we always need to invest in the team around the team, we always need to invest in our infrastructure.”
Ralf Rangnick was the architect of Leipzig’s rise, his thirst for innovative ideas matching Red Bull’s, and Schafer says the club’s impressive facilities provide the platform for the young prospects they recruit to reach their potential.
“For me, the most important part if you want to work and develop young players every single day, you need a very good infrastructure, we have it – the pitches, the training facilities, it is really on a high standard,” he explains.
“The second most important part is you need a good coaching staff, we have a very good head coach with Marco Rose.
“All the people around the team, that means our medical staff, our athletic team, even the cooks who prepare meals, the best way to handle nutrition etc.
“We have experts around the players to help them every single day to become a better player, on and off the pitch.”
Perhaps surprisingly, one area Leipzig have struggled is producing their own young players via the club’s academy.
The aim is to change that and the emergence of Viggo Gebel, a 16-year-old midfielder born in Leipzig who made his debut this season, is seen as a positive.
“He is a good example of how we can handle the future, but we have to be honest with ourselves,” says Schafer.
“We invested a lot, we worked a lot in the academy, but the most important thing is not a championship or winning games – this is just a part of developing a winning mentality.
“This is somewhere we have huge potential and everybody has to focus a little bit more on it. It is definitely our goal to bring some players from our Leipzig academy into our first team, not only bringing young, hungry, high-potential players from outside to Leipzig.”
Manchester United to offer Kobbie Mainoo new deal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Paris St-Germain consider Viktor Gyokeres and Liverpool target Virgil van Dijk replacement.
Manchester United are set to offer English midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 19, a bumper new contract to reflect his status as a first-team star. (Fabrizio Romano on YouTube), external
Manchester United could move for Bayern Munich’s German midfielder Leon Goretzka, 29, with the futures of Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen, 32, and Brazilian 32-year-old Casemiro still in doubt. (Manchester Evening News), external
Tottenham, Chelsea and Paris St-Germain are leading the race to sign Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres, 26, from Portuguese giants Sporting. (Caught Offside), external
Liverpool are considering Juventus and Brazil centre-back Gleison Bremer, 27, as their ideal replacement for Dutchman Virgil van Dijk, 33. (Teamtalk), external
Newcastle are monitoring 18-year-old Norwegian forward Sindre Walle Egeli, dubbed the next Erling Haaland, with West Ham, Crystal Palace, Brighton and Brentford also interested in the £25m-rated teenager. (Daily Mail), external
Bayer Leverkusen’s Dutch wing-back Jeremie Frimpong, 23, is on Chelsea’s five-man shortlist to replace English full-back Reece James, 24. (TBR Football), external
But Chelsea will not to loan out Brazilian 17-year-old winger Estevao Willian when he joins the club from Palmeiras next summer. (Goal), external
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