Newcastle United target Dominik Szoboszlai today fuelled the rumours about a potential departure from RB Leipzig this summer.
That happened in a short interview he had with German outlet Bild, where it all started fine, with him not answering a question about transfer gossip.
“I don’t deal with that,” first said Szoboszlai.
It turns out that when Bild insisted a little, asking him if he’ll ‘definitely’ stay at the Bundesliga side, he claimed: “I didn’t say that.
“I’m definitely still with RB Leipzig for three games. I’d like to play in the Champions League and win my second trophy with RB Leipzig. We’ll see what happens after the summer.”
Bild then name Newcastle as a potential destination for him, claiming the Magpies have watched him ‘several times’. That’s the only interested club mentioned in the story.
Back at the start of the month, the German media had already revealed Newcastle’s interest in Szoboszlai. It had been reported by Sky that the player has been scouted by the Magpies in several home and away games this season, so that’s now confirmed by Bild.
That same report from Sky had claimed that the midfielder’s €70m release clause would need to be triggered for a summer sale. That fits with what Bild says today, claiming the German club can’t lose many more star players but have the need to make over €100m with sales this summer.
Szoboszlai is enjoying playing for RB Leipzig this season, and has eight goals and 13 assists in 43 appearances so far.
