Kevin Kampl

Determined to quit Bayer Leverkusen this summer, the Slovenian midfielder had job offers from teams in Spain, Italy and China. But the 26-year-old finally put pen to paper on a 20million move when last term’s Bundesliga runners-up came in with the offer of Champions League football, possible German silverware and a spot in a full-throttle ensemble that is madeto-measure for him. So keen was he to head to Saxony, he even took a pay cut. With Naby Keita due to join Liverpool next season, RB’s plan is for KK to eventually succeed the Guinean in the central box-to-box role. Meanwhile, he is no stranger to Red Bull sports, having played for the company’s Austrian franchise in Salzburg.