RB Leipzig has announced the renewal of one of the most important players in its squad. At the age of 30, Hungarian international Willi Orban, captain and central defender of the team led by Marco Rose, has drawn up a new contract until June 30, 2027.
“After eight years, I have felt myself in Leipzig for a long time and I feel incredibly comfortable here,” commented Orban, one of the great leaders of the energy group. since his arrival in 2015 from Kaiserslautern.
RB Leipzig, founded in 20029, was then in the second division and Orban helped him climb to the top flight of the Bundesliga in its first season, 2015-16.
Established in the elite of German football, RB Leipzig won the last two editions of the DFB Pokal, in 2022 and 2023.
Captain of the ‘red bulls’ for three seasons, from 2017 to 2020, Orban regained the bracelet in October 2022 after a serious injury of the goalkeeper and also Hungarian Peter Gulacsy.
Orban injured his right knee in the friendly he played on September 10 with Hungary against the Czech Republic in Budapest (1-1) and continued his recovery process because the diagnosis was that he would be away from the playgrounds for ten weeks, Two and a half months.
Without him or the also injured Dani Olmo, RB Leipzig are fifth in the Bundesliga, three points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen, and in the Champions League they are second in their group behind Manchester City, who beat them on Wednesday at the Red Bull Arena (1-3).
Source: La Verdad
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