Karim Adeyemi, who is courted by several top clubs, is apparently not allowed to change in winter. Red Bull Salzburg is currently working with the German national player until at least the end of the season next summer. The last RB sports director Christoph Freund on Sunday after the reigning champions’ 4-1 victory against Sturm Graz, where Adeyemi shone again with a brace.

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“Karim will finish the season with us. He should fill this role for the whole season that he has right now. That is clearly the main focus in Karim’s head and also in ours,” said Freund Heaven Austria. In addition to FC Bayern, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and FC Liverpool are also said to be interested in the 19-year-old DFB talent. With all the rumors, Freund keeps calm for now. “What is already fixed in football. (…) I don’t know what could happen, which scenario would have to arise that Karim does not finish the season,” said the RB sports director.

The Munich-born player played 18 competitive games for RB Salzburg this season, scored 14 goals and put on two more goals. Three years ago, as a 16-year-old, Adeyemi moved from SpVgg Unterhaching to Salzburg for more than three million euros, where he is still under contract until 2024. According to matching media reports, a transfer fee between 30 and 40 million euros is under discussion.