Official: RB Leipzig announce the signing of Ilaix Moriba from Barcelona

With only a little time left for the summer window to slam shut, the Ilaix Moriba transfer saga has finally come to its conclusion with RB Leipzig securing his services on a five-year contract.

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— RB Leipzig (@RBLeipzig) August 31, 2021

The 18-year-old midfielder made huge waves after bursting onto the scenes last season and was tipped for a bright future at Barcelona. However, things went south very quickly between the player and the club over contract negotiations.

Moriba had been exiled from the first-team after refusing to sign a new contract, as his wage demands were not being met. And, it had become clear that the youngster’s time in Catalonia was fast drawing to a close.

Links to Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City had started doing the rounds as well. However, it is RB Leipzig that have clinched the deal for the 18-year-old Guinean midfielder. Reports of Moriba agreeing personal terms with the German Bundesliga outfit surfaced this past weekend.

And things picked up speed once the Saxony-based outfit sold Marcel Sabitzer Bayern Munich on Monday.

The midfielder was given permission to travel to Germany and complete his medical on Monday after Leipzig came to an agreement with Barcelona over a transfer fee. As per Goal.com, the Catalans will be receiving a sum of €16million, the same amount that Leipzig sold Sabitzer for, plus bonuses for Moriba.

A product of Barca’s famed La Masia setup, Moriba was handed his debut by Ronald Koeman in January earlier this year in a Copa del Rey clash against UE Cornella. The young prodigy departs the club after having made 18 senior appearances in which he scored one goal and set up three more for his teammates.