Overview
- RB Leipzig confirmed the appointment of Martín Demichelis on Wednesday, June 24, replacing Ole Werner and signing the new coach through 2028.
- Demichelis is already involved in squad and transfer planning and is expected to arrive at the club’s Cottaweg training base next week with the first official session scheduled for July 13.
- The club faces a summer transfer bottleneck that club officials and reports link to the late coaching change and added staffing costs, with the available transfer budget reported to have fallen by about €10 million and a sales target near €113 million.
- Several players currently out on loan, including Eljif Elmas, Arthur Vermeeren and Lutsharel Geertruida, will return for July testing and be re-evaluated under Demichelis, while captain David Raum has said the squad was surprised by Werner’s dismissal and has not yet met the new coach.
- The shift signals a tactical and organizational reset inside a club that ties sporting success to transfer revenue, and it raises near-term risks for recruitment, contract talks with senior players and the composition of the new coaching staff.