RB Leipzig secures Olympic champion Mosquera – contract until 2030!

RB Leipzig secures Olympic champion Mosquera – contract until 2030!

RB Leipzig has made a first important step in the summer transfer window by signing 20-year-old central defender Cristhian Mosquera from FC Valencia. The talented player, who won the gold medal with the Spanish national team at the Olympic Games last year, signed a contract until 2030. The transfer fee for Mosquera is around 20 million euros, making him one of the most valuable central defenders under the age of 20 in the world. Its market value is around 30 million euros, as Transfermarkt.de reports.

The player is expected in Leipzig at the beginning of the week when the first special transfer window opens. Mosquera has been a key player for Valencia over the last two seasons and has shown in a total of 89 appearances that he has the potential to follow in the footsteps of well-known predecessors at RB such as Dayot Upamecano, Ibrahima Konaté and Josko Gvardiol. Despite competition from top clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal, sports director Marcel Schäfer managed to convince the young defender to make a move.

Club strategy and challenges

The signing of Mosquera is part of RB Leipzig's strategy to focus more on young and promising players with good mentality, speed and physicality. This comes at a time when the club has missed out on qualifying for European competitions for the first time in its history, potentially leading to key players leaving the club. Players like Xavi Simons, Benjamin Šeško and Castello Lukeba are already in the focus of other clubs, as Yahoo Sports reports.

With Mosquera and the already signed Ezechiel Banzuzi, another talent from Belgium for 16 million euros, RB Leipzig is showing its willingness not only to develop young players, but also to use the necessary financial resources. In comparison, the club paid high transfer fees in the past, around 36.8 million euros for Joško Gvardiol in 2021 or 30 million euros for Castello Lukeba in 2023.

Mosquera's signing is highly anticipated by the club's fans. In the hope that the new addition can contribute to the stability of the defense, he will be crucial in the realignment of the team. Leipzig's long-term plan to compete at the top of the Bundesliga and in European competitions will receive a further boost with this transfer.