💸 Huge sum: RB Leipzig’s earnings from national team players | OneFootball

Yesterday, training already took place at the former Leipzig Central Stadium. In a few hours, things will get really serious when the DFB team faces Slovakia in a direct duel for the group victory in the World Cup qualification, and thus for the direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

Whether history will repeat itself and Julian Nagelsmann's team will slip up against the Slovaks again (0:2 in the first leg) or manage to bring it home is still unclear.

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However, for a Bundesliga club, this evening will definitely be worthwhile. The Red Bull Arena is almost sold out for the game. According to 'Bild', the appearance of the DFB team in Leipzig is financially worthwhile and beyond.

For allowing Nagelsmann and Co. to use the stadium and parts of the RB training center at Cottaweg, the Bundesliga club is reportedly earning about half a million euros.

David Raum, Ridle Baku, and Assan Ouédraogo are all under contract with RB Leipzig and thus have a real home game today. Whether this—and the fact that their club is earning well from the whole event—would overshadow a possible qualification failure and the associated trip to Canossa, uh, the playoffs? That remains doubtful.

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