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Top 10 Best RB Leipzig Players of All Time: Club Legends and Rising Stars

1Nov

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

Bundesliga

Top 10 Best RB Leipzig Players of All Time: Club Legends and Rising Stars

RB Leipzig's rapid ascent from the lower leagues to competing with Europe’s elite is nothing short of remarkable, and it’s a story shaped by extraordinary players whose impact continues to resonate. The club's journey has been marked by fierce ambition, precision scouting, and a roster of individuals who have not only met but raised the standards of German football. This list of the 10 best players in RB Leipzig’s history isn't just a tribute to individual talent—it’s a testament to the strategic and athletic evolution of the club itself. Whenever they lost a star player, they had a handful maintaining the ideals and overall structure of the club with one or two additional true breakout stars ready to rise the occasion in the case of a departing attacking standout. From the rel...

Manchester United want to poach three Bayern Munich stars

14Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Premier League

Manchester United want to poach three Bayern Munich stars

Manchester United signed three former Bayern Munich stars this past summer transfer window, as they brought in defenders Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui directly from the Bavarians while also signing young striker Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna - a former Bayern prospect. So far, the early returns on the moves have been mixed, because while Mazraoui has been a major asset and Zirkzee has shown potential, the Red Devils sit 14th in the Premier League table at the October international stopping point. Manchester United still have work to do with their squad despite a productive summer transfer window, which also included the blockbuster additions of young stars Leny Yoro and Manuel Ugarte from Ligue 1. The Red Devils still have eyes on some big-name players in the coming 2025 wi...

Julian Nagelsmann admits to German national team politics holding back Bayern Munich

14Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Features

Julian Nagelsmann admits to German national team politics holding back Bayern Munich

For years, football fans have criticized Bayern Munich and the German national team for making decisions for political reasons rather than starting the best players, either for the national team or for Bayern itself. Dortmund and other fans around the Bundesliga cried this out more than a decade ago to Joachim Low over several high-profile national team snubs in favor of seasoned Bayern Munich veterans, pointing this out as reasons why Germany did not win a major trophy before the 2014 World Cup triumph. Nowadays, the German national team is more mixed with underperforming Bayern Munich players usually axed, though, at this past Euros, many were puzzled why Leroy Sane got starting chances when he clearly wasn't 100 percent. The controversy lately has been more focused on Bayern Mu...

Could Liverpool lose one of their best players to Bayern Munich?

14Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Premier League

Could Liverpool lose one of their best players to Bayern Munich?

Liverpool are used to signing top talents from the Bundesliga, such as Wataru Endo and Dominik Szoboszlai last summer. They even signed Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich, making it the second time the Reds have signed a high-profile center midfielder from the Bavarian giants. The first was Thiago Alcantara, who left for Anfield after winning the treble at Bayern and establishing himself as one of the best players in the world. He was vital to Bayern's success and flashed that same ability at Liverpool, but he was unable to fully recapture his form due to a myriad of nagging injuries that eventually led to his retirement in 2024. There has been a case of an iconic player taking the opposite journey from Liverpool to Bayern Munich, as Sadio Mane left the Reds after reaching the Champ...

5 better center back transfer targets for Bayern Munich than Jonathan Tah

10Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Features

5 better center back transfer targets for Bayern Munich than Jonathan Tah

If you've had even a passing interest in the German Bundesliga over the last 10 years, then chances are that you are quite familiar with Bayer Leverkusen center back Jonathan Tah. Honestly, if anything, it's a surprise that Tah hasn't joined Bayern Munich by now, because he is one of the most recognizable central defenders in the country - and one of the best ball-playing defenders, which is an attribute Bayern tend to seek in center backs. The thing is, Bayern were smart for holding off on signing Tah, because his growth stagnated from the time he first emerged on the scene as one of the top young German center backs to watch. Tah has never been an above-average starter for the German national team, and at Leverkusen, he was quickly outshined by Edmond Tapsoba in defense, then fu...

Even for Florian Wirtz, Real Madrid and Liverpool will balk at this asking price

25Sep

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Features, LaLiga, Premier League

Even for Florian Wirtz, Real Madrid and Liverpool will balk at this asking price

Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz will be the biggest topic in the 2025 summer transfer window, as he is one of the best playmakers in the world and very much wanted by Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Liverpool in a who's who of world football's most iconic clubs. There's a sense that Real Madrid are the early favorites to sign Wirtz despite their embarrassment of riches in the attacking midfield, which includes Jude Bellingham and phenom Arda Guler. But Liverpool will be lurking, just as they were for Kylian Mbappe. They may be the biggest underdogs in this battle and generally don't sign "Galactic" transfers like Wirtz, instead focusing on undervalued, emerging stars like, say, Mohamed Salah from Roma. According to a report from Diario Sport, Bayer L...

Florian Wirtz isn’t the only Bayer Leverkusen superstar on Liverpool’s transfer radar

24Sep

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Features, Premier League

Florian Wirtz isn’t the only Bayer Leverkusen superstar on Liverpool’s transfer radar

Liverpool returned to Premier League title contention last season under Jurgen Klopp, but now with Arne Slot in charge, the Reds look like even stronger contenders, thanks to Ryan Gravenberch's breakout as a potential world-class midfielder and Luis Diaz's turnaround to his true top form. Although Liverpool look like a stronger side in the future after the additions of goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili and left winger Federico Chiesa this past summer, if they really want to push Manchester City at the top again, they are going to need to add more superstar talent to their attack and midfield. According to a report from Caught Offside, via LFC Transfer Room, Liverpool are tracking three Bayer Leverkusen superstars for a possible summer 2025 transfer. Obviously, attacking midfielder F...

The four highest-paid Bayern Munich stars in the 2024/25 season

18Sep

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Features

The four highest-paid Bayern Munich stars in the 2024/25 season

Bayern Munich are one of the three biggest clubs in the world alongside Real Madrid and Barcelona, and even in a down year in the Bundesliga last season, they still came agonizingly close to returning to the Champions League Final. This season, Bayern Munich look even more dangerous, and it seems like they are bouncing back with a vengeance in the Bundesliga, having just beaten Holstein Kiel 6-1 in a demolition reminiscent of their peak days with "Robbery" and Bastian Schweinsteiger. Bayern kept the momentum going with a 9-2 barrage of Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League opener, pulling away from the Croatian side after the opponents cut a 3-0 lead to 3-2; Bayern then put six past Zagreb. As Bayern Munich continue to rack up the results under Vincent Kompany, they must continue ...

Bayern Munich Predicted XI vs. Holstein Kiel: Michael Olise and Jamal Musiala on the wings

13Sep

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Features

Bayern Munich Predicted XI vs. Holstein Kiel: Michael Olise and Jamal Musiala on the wings

After taking down Wolfsburg and Freiburg before the September slate of international fixtures, Bayern Munich will return to action in the Bundesliga with a battle in the Topspiel against Holstein Kiel. It wasn't long ago that Kiel upset Bayern Munich in the DFB Pokal, so Die Roten will be on red alert for an upset against a newly-promoted Bundesliga side that is more dangerous than they let on. Here is a look at a potential starting XI for Vincent Kompany's Bayern on Saturday evening at the Holstein-Stadion. GK Manuel Neuer, LB Raphael Guerreiro, CB Dayot Upamecano, CB Kim Min-jae, RB Sacha Boey No Alphonso Davies means Bundesliga veteran Raphael Guerreiro will stretch the pitch offensively at the left back position, and he may be a better fit for Bayern in this game because of...

Lothar Matthaus comes to Jamal Musiala’s defense

13Sep

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Features

Lothar Matthaus comes to Jamal Musiala’s defense

Bayern Munich superstar Jamal Musiala has become the biggest topic of conversation around the Bundesliga coming out of the international break, and that's because of a controversial column posted by noted troll hot-take artist Didi Hamann; it's become easy to forget that Hamann is taken seriously based on the credential of being a former star player at big clubs like Liverpool and Bayern. Hamann's latest target was one of the most popular and talented players in world football, Bayern's crown jewel Musiala. The attacking midfielder is viewed as being a gem on the level of Lamine Yamal or Jude Bellingham, yet Hamann thinks Musiala shouldn't even be compared to Bayer Leverkusen peer Florian Wirtz. He made the case that Bayern Munich should replace Musiala with Wirtz, in light of transf...