The case finally closed. After numerous failures in the face of intransigent Lensoise management, RB Leipzig ended up convincing the Sang et Or to let Loïs Openda go. It must be said that the German club was forced to give in to the demands of its French counterpart. The RBL disburses between 43 and 46 M€, in addition to bonuses of up to 6 M€. This is quite simply the biggest transfer in history for these two teams.
After having satisfied the traditional medical examination, the Belgian is now a player of Leipzig. “Lois Openda is now taking RB Leipzig by storm! The 23-year-old leaves French first division club RCLens for RB Leipzig and has been granted a five-year contract until June 2028. The Belgian striker will wear the number 17 shirt for us in the future.writes the winged bull team on its social networks.
A great financial transaction for Lens
It is therefore without its top scorer from last season that RC Lens is preparing to return to the Champions League, more than 20 years after its last participation. The 2nd in Ligue 1 last season would have preferred to keep him but an exit voucher was granted in the event of an offer equal to 50 M€. After a few weeks of arm wrestling, Loïs Openda (23) ended up winning his case, he who had expressed his desires elsewhere.
The Northerners still carry out a very good financial operation. Recruited for €11m from Club Brugge, who loaned him to Vitesse Arnhem last year, the Belgian international only stayed one season in France. He still had time to score 21 goals in 38 league games. Performances that allowed him to fly to the World Cup in Qatar and therefore to reach a new level with this transfer to one of the best clubs in the Bundesliga.
