RB Leipzig’s manager and sporting director have said Josko Gvardiol is unlikely to leave the club in the summer amid trans-European interest.
These admissions came after Gvardiol scored Leipzig’s equalizer against Manchester City in the Champions League round of 16 first leg yesterday, and the Croatian is known to have attracted interest from across the continent.
Asked about the 21-year-old at his press conference yesterday, Leipzig manager Marco Rose said: “Josko Gvardiol will be a RB Leipzig player next season. He is happy here.”
The club’s sports director, Max Eberl. He also shut down any talk of a move, saying: “Leipzig is definitely not a sales club.”
Any club that wants to sign the Croatian, be it Manchester City, Chelsea or Real Madrid, according to Fabrizio Romano, will have to make Gvardiol “the most expensive centre-back in history”.
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During the last few windows, the name of Gvardiol has appeared as a possible name to leave his club, but for now he remains a player for RB Leipzig. The question is: how much longer can the German team resist interest?
That is a question that only the club can answer.
