RB Leipzig "lost" some of their DNA last season, according to their sporting director Marcel Schäfer, but with the help of Jürgen Klopp, decided to go back to basics over the summer and signed, young, promising talents as they seek a return to European football.

Leipzig went through a large-scale overhaul in the summer. They saw players like Benjamin Sesko , Xavi Simons , Mohamed Simakan , Loïs Openda , Yussuf Poulsen , André Silva and Eljif Elmas all leave, and in their place, they signed Conrad Harder , Arthur Vermeeren , Rômulo , Yan Diomande , Johan Bakayoko , Ezechiel Banzuzi and Andrija Maksimovic -- all under the age of 23. They also brought in a new manager in Ole Werner, who is just 37 years old.

This was all part of Schäfer's plan for Leipzig after

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