Leipzig renews Lukeba… but he’s still worth 90 kilos

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2024-10-23 17:27:00

Just hours after hosting Liverpool, Leipzig announced what had been an open secret in Germany. And, despite having signed last season and having a contract valid until 2028, the ‘bulls’ have decided to renew Castelo Lukeba for another year. His exit clause for next summer, however, remains intact: 90 million euros.

“The move to Leipzig was perfect for my development. I immediately had a lot of minutes available and was able to take on some responsibilities. I hope to play many more games with RB Leipzig and will do everything I can to help us succeed,” commented Lukeba, who recently reached fifty games with the German club.

The move to Leipzig was perfect for my growth. I immediately had many minutes available and was able to take on responsibilities

Lucaba Castle

Having arrived at the Red Bull Arena last summer in place of Josko Gvardiol in exchange for 30 million euros, Lukeba is starting to confirm what was promised when he joined the always prolific youth team of Olympique Lyon after a year of adaptation: he has the potential become one of the best central defenders in the world.

He has all the qualities that are sought in a modern central defender. A privileged physique when it comes to correcting and winning duels… combined with an innate personality to make the difference with the ball. Especially when you drive from behind and it crashes. It is no coincidence that Leipzig is the team with the fewest goals scored in the Bundesliga. They have conceded just two goals in seven games.

Centiles of Castelo Lukeba in the last 365 daysFBREF

“He performs every week and can definitely follow in the footsteps of players like Dayot Upamecano or Ibrahima Konaté, who became world-class defenders at RB Leipzig,” said sporting director Marcel Schäfer.

You can follow in the footsteps of players like Dayot Upamecano or Ibrahima Konaté

Marcel Schäfer

MARCA reported a few weeks ago that Real Madrid had him on their radar and that the news on the French centre-back was extremely positive. It is not even the only club that is following him and, with absolute certainty, he will trigger an auction in the summer. But at this level Leipzig is very clear that the roadmap to follow is the same as in 2023 with Gvardiol. They want to make Lukeba the most expensive center in history together with the Croatian, for whom Manchester City ended up paying the same clause (90 million) that the French defender currently has.

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