David Raum opens up on RB Leipzig future
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RB Leipzig skipper David Raum has been linked to Liverpool FC as a possible replacement for Andy Robertson. Image Credits: Imago ImagesRB Leipzig skipper David Raum has emerged as a potential low-cost option to replace Andy Robertson at Liverpool.Milos Kerkez is expected to be the first-choice left back heading into the 2026/27 campaign, but Arne Slot will need another option for squad that will once again be competing on multiple fronts next year.In the Bundesliga this season, Raum has made 30 league appearances for Leipzig, scoring 3 goals and providing 7 assists.DaveOCKOP.com revealed that the 28-year-old has been on the radar for one very practical reason: Liverpool’s scouts had already been at the Red Bull Arena keeping close tabs on teenage winger Yan Diomande.While the scouts are there to watch Diomande, Raum’s performances have been impossible to ignore.
His contract at Leipzig runs until the summer of 2027.Now entering into the final year of his contract, the German international spoke to BILD to discuss his future – and revealed his entourage is contact with RB Leipzig:“The club is in contact with my agency. My focus, however, was on qualifying for the Champions League, and now it’s the World Cup, for which I’m currently preparing for intensively.
My priority right now is to play a fantastic tournament,” he said via GGFN.“Afterwards, we’ll still have plenty of time to sit down together.”Interestingly, he added that he “still has dreams as a player”:“I still hear about interest from other clubs from time to time, and I still make no secret of the fact that I still have dreams as a player, but I’ve received a great deal of appreciation here in Leipzig, especially this season, and now I’m captain of a Champions League club, so that’s my absolute focus right now.”Sky Germany have previously indicated that although Raum is content at RB Leipzig, a substantial proposal from a Premier League club could make him reconsider his stance.RB Leipzig are understood to be seeking in the region of €35-40 million to part ways with their captain. Whether Liverpool decide to move for either Diomande or Raum is still unclear, but the transfer channel between Leipzig and Anfield appears to be very much alive.