Leipzig signs Europa League-winning defender Lenz from Frankfurt 

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Leipzig added depth to its squad by signing Europa League-winning defender Christopher Lenz from Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday.

Lenz, who has been given a one-year contract with an choice for an additional season, will compete with David Raum for the left-back place.

Lenz performed 53 occasions for Frankfurt in all competitions after becoming a member of from Union Berlin in 2021.

He scored the German membership’s first penalty within the shootout when it beat Rangers within the 2022 Europa League last, and performed for Frankfurt within the Champions League final season.

Lenz is Leipzig’s tenth new arrival of the offseason amid a significant rebuild following the sale of key gamers together with Josko Gvardiol to Manchester City, Dominik Szoboszlai to Liverpool and Christopher Nkunku to Chelsea.

It was a busy day for Frankfurt as striker Randal Kolo Muani refused to coach as he pushes for a switch to Paris Saint-Germain. The membership additionally signed Algeria midfielder Fares Chaibi from Toulouse on Wednesday on a five-year contract. The 20-year-old winger performed 41 league and cup video games for Toulouse final season.

German champion Bayern Munich despatched 19-year-old winger Gabriel Vidovi? on mortgage to Croatia with Dinamo Zagreb. He had 4 objectives in 25 video games for Dutch membership Vitesse Arnhem on one other mortgage final season.