RB Leipzig ‘optimistic’ in finalising Cristhian Mosquera transfer | OneFootball

RB Leipzig are in discussions with Valencia to find an agreement to sign Cristhian Mosquera, according to Philipp Hinze. Even without European football, the Bundesliga side are ready to invest over €20m to sign the defender and are ‘optimistic’ in finalising a deal.

There’s already a verbal agreement between Leipzig and Mosquera, who has attracted interest from other clubs. The 20-year-old remains high on the priority list for the Saxons as they seek to rebuild this summer and get back into the Champions League.

Mosquera played in all but one La Liga game for Valencia last season and would join Leipzig with plenty of experience having featured 90 times for the Spanish side at such a young age. Signing Mosquera should have no affect on Castello Lukeba’s situation at Leipzig with the French defender attracting interest from Liverpool despite only extending his contract in October 2024.

If the Lyon native is sold in the summer, he will be the joint most expensive transfer in Leipzig’s history equalling the fee Leipzig received for Joško Gvardiol when he joined Manchester City in 2023.

GGFN | Daniel Pinder