Done deal · 2026

Neil El Aynaoui joins RB Leipzig on loan (option to buy, €25m)

Roma → RB Leipzig · Loan + option to buy (€25m), loan fee €4m · Value €27m · Confirmed

Confirmed 1 Sept 2026

Neil El Aynaoui, a midfielder, has joined RB Leipzig on loan from Roma for a loan fee of €4m, with an option to buy at €25m, confirmed 1 Sept 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Fabrizio Romano, 29 Aug 2026, 2 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · not reported
• Talks · 29 Aug 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, Alfredo Pedulla
• Agreed · 30 Aug 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, Florian Plettenberg
• Here we go · 29 Aug 2026 · Fabrizio Romano
• Signed · 1 Sept 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, Alfredo Pedulla

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• Ayodele Thomas: RB Leipzig → NEC Nijmegen · €1m · 1 Sept 2026
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• Robinio Vaz: Roma → Hull City · Loan + option to buy (€30m), loan fee €2m · 1 Sept 2026

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