The Bundesliga wrestings of RB Leipzig can strengthen Arsenal and Chelsea's opportunities to land Benjamin Sesko this summer.
Last month, the German club deposited from Europe after the limping of a hugely overwhelming 32nd place in the Champions League group phases and won only one of their eight games.
While an estimated £ 49.2 million in prize money was a small change given Liverpool received more than £ 83 million for the at the top of the rankings – Leipzig is also in a fight to secure the Champions League qualification for next season.
Not achieving that would have harmful financial implications for the summer finances of Leipzig who recently committed themselves to a no less than £ 66 million deal for Xavi Simons in January.
Leipzig are therefore cautious that they have no choice but to listen to bids for Sesko, defender Castello Lukeba and Simons at the end of the season if they did not achieve their goals, because this would considerably weaken their negotiating position.
That could play in the hands of Arsenal, who have already done a remarkable basic work on a movement for Sesko, and Chelsea as both parties have the Slovenia striker on their summer list. The 21-year-old wrote a new contract until the summer of 2029 last June and if Leipzig Champions League qualification would conquer, they would not have an immediate pressure to sell.
Chelsea and Liverpool also belong to the long list of Lukeba in France, in addition to the Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Apart from financial data, Leipzig is also determined to introduce a new era under the leadership of Red Bull's new head of Global Soccer, Jurgen Klopp.
The vision is that Leipzig, whose model is previously based on selling their top stars for enormous profit, will eventually look to hold all their most valuable players.
But convincing people like Sesko, Lukeba and Dutch attacker Simons to stay in place if Champions League football is no longer offered, could be complex, since there is widespread interest in their services from both England and Europe.
One of the first major tasks of Klopp is the assessment of the future of Leipzig boss Marco Rose under pressure, which the German has always assessed and respected in coaching circles. However, there is an acceptance that the results have not been good enough this season.
Leipzig's Champions League deficiencies have hit the club hard, since the total prize pool is worth a record of £ 2.07 billion this season. Winning just one group game is enormously limiting from a financial perspective, although the qualification for the group phases was only worth £ 15.6 million, alone.
Their Midweek DFB Pokal Quarterfinals victory over Wolfsburg has given Rose some breathing space, but if the results do not improve – they play the top – four rivals Mainz and Freiburg then – then it is expected that a management change will be seriously considered.
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