Football Season Guide

RB Leipzig enjoyed a successful campaign in Julian Nagelsmann's first season in charge of the club, achieving their minimum expectation of a top four finish while also making it to the semifinals of the Champions League though an early exit from the DFB Cup was a disappointment. The biggest loss for Leipzig during the off-season has been Timo Werner's departure, with the attacker completing a move to Chelsea. Leipzig have also let go of Patrik Schick, who had been on loan from AS Roma, while Yvon Mvogo and Hannes Wolf are out on loan. Leipzig have raided their sister cub RB Salzburg once again for a fresh face with Hwang Hee-Chan completing a move to Germany. The South Korean international bagged 11 goals and 13 assists last season and is expected to replace Werner while Leipzig have also brought Benjamin Henrichs back to Germany, though on a loan deal. Josep Martínez is the only other outlay for Leipzig so far and is expected to provide backup for first choice keeper Peter Gulacsi. Much will depend on whether Leipzig will be able to cope with the loss of Werner, with the attacker being the top scorer for Leipzig in each of their four seasons in the Bundesliga. They do have a solid enough team, though, to once again finish inside the top four though Nagelsmann will be looking to make an impact further up the table.