Leipzig/Fri – RB Leipzig will have their first overseas training camp in New Jersey from July 28 to August 4. On Friday, the Bundesliga club announced the names of the American drivers – but some famous players were left off the list.
Read on! America trip, test matches, dates: this is how RB Leipzig plans its preparation
RB Leipzig: PSG player Xavi not traveling to USA
Primarily European Championship participants whose teams progressed to the round of 16. So German nationals Benjamin Heinrichs and David Rühm, as well as European champion Dani Olmo, may leave RB anyway in the coming days. Xavi Simons was absent as he has been back as a Paris Saint-Germain player since his loan deal expired on July 1.
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The Dutchman will also miss out on the trip to the US as he was in the European Championship semi-finals with Holland if RB FC compete with Bayern for Xavi's future and can re-sign him. Who else is missing from the Leipzig squad? Two Olympic riders Costello Lukeba (France) and loanee Ilex Moriba (Guinea) as well as Javor Schlager (rehabilitating after cruciate ligament tear) and loanee Fabrice Hartmann (looking for a club), The kicker also reports.
RB Leipzig: Silva and Novo can prove themselves
Loan returnees Andre Silva and Hugo Novoa – neither of whom have had opportunities at the club – could, on the other hand, feature on the tour and in the two Tests against Aston Villa (August 1/New Jersey). vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (Aug 4/Miami)
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RB Leipzig squad on US tour: Peter Kulazi Benjamin Checco, Hugo Novoa
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