Official Bayern Munich have completed their third move from RB Leipzig, signing captain Marcel Sabitzer. According to Bild, the clubs have agreed on a transfer fee that is below the initially rumoured sum of €16 million. The midfielder’s market value amounts to €42 million – the 27-year-old’s contract expiring on June 30, 2022 made this deal possible. Now, Sabitzer is bound to the Bavarians until 2025. Stats RB Leipzig Career stats– All competitions Assists 42RB signed the Austrian for €2 million from Rapid Vienna in 2014, parked him at Red Bull Salzburg for a season and advanced to a top club in Germany – also thanks to Sabitzer’s achievements.All done deals The latest transfers at a glance Click here for overview “Marcel Sabitzer brings everything a player needs for FC Bayern. He will also not need a long acclimatisation period because he is already very familiar with the philosophy of our coach Julian Nagelsmann,” said Oliver Kahn, CEO of Bayern Munich. Sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić added: “We are very happy that we could win Marcel Sabitzer for FC Bayern. Marcel is a very good footballer, he has a great mentality, is very ambitious and as captain of RB he has carried responsibility on and off the pitch. After all, our coach knows him very well, also as a leading player. We are looking forward to him.”Bayern buy from RB Leipzig: Three important additions for around €70mIn February, the record champions had announced the imminent transfer of Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano (fee: €42.5 million) via an exit clause, at the end of April, the transfer of head coach Julian Nagelsmann (fee: at least €15 million) became official, before Sabitzer now follows his two companions to Säbener Straße. Thus, Bayern paid around €70 million to their strongest rivals in the previous season. Most expensive summer transfers in 2021 - Premier League heavily involved Boubakary Soumaré | Lille -> Leicester | Fee: €20m As of August 25, 2021 Jhon Córdoba | Hertha BSC -> FK Krasnodar | Fee: €20m Juan Musso | Udinese -> Atalanta | Fee: €20m Weston McKennie | Schalke -> Juventus | Fee: €20.5m Odilon Kossounou | Brugge -> Bayer Leverkusen | Fee: €23m Enock Mwepu | RB Salzburg -> Brighton & Hove | Fee: €23m André Silva | Eintracht Frankfurt -> RB Leipzig | Fee: €23m Marc Guehi | Chelsea -> Crystal Palace | Fee: €23.3m Arnaut Danjuma | Bournemouth -> Villarreal | Fee: €23.5m Nicolás González | Stuttgart -> Fiorentina | Fee: €23.5m Gerson | Flamengo -> Olympique Marseille | Fee: €25m Bryan Gil | Sevilla -> Tottenham | Fee: €25m Fikayo Tomori | Chelsea -> AC Milan | Fee: €29.2m Joe Willock | Arsenal -> Newcastle | Fee: €29.4m Matheus Cunha | Hertha BSC -> Atlético | Fee: €30m Patson Daka | RB Salzburg -> Leicester | Fee: €30m Donyell Malen | PSV Eindhoven -> BVB | Fee: €30m Leon Bailey I Bayer Leverkusen -> Aston Villa I Fee: €32m Martin Ødegaard | Real Madrid -> Arsenal | Fee: €35m Rodrigo de Paul | Udinese -> Atlético | Fee: €35m Danny Ings | Southampton -> Aston Villa | Fee: €35.1m Emiliano Buendía | Norwich -> Aston Villa | Fee: €38.4m Tammy Abraham | Chelsea -> AS Roma | Fee: €40m Ibrahima Konaté | RB Leipzig -> Liverpool | Fee: €40m Raphaël Varane | Real Madrid -> Man United | Fee: €40m Dayot Upamecano | RB Leipzig -> Bayern | Fee: €42.5m Ben White | Brighton -> Arsenal | Fee: €58.5m Achraf Hakimi | Inter -> PSG | Fee: €60m Jadon Sancho | BVB -> Man United | Fee: €85m Romelu Lukaku | Inter -> Chelsea | Fee: €115m Jack Grealish | Aston Villa -> Man City | Fee: €117.5m Homepage
