“¿Llega Bakayoko al Valencia en enero? Demichelis lo relega en el RB Leipzig y en Mestalla estudian la cesión como una oportunidad…”
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- Reported fee
- Asking €11m
- Value
- €40m
- Reporters
- 1
Where he ends up in the January windowEvery outcome by the January deadline, adding up to 100%. A move in a later window is not counted.
ValenciaThis rumour- Other clubNot yet named
Stays at LeipzigNo move
- ReportingNo trusted reporterOne tabloid reportAgainst the move
- ContractRuns to June 20303 years 8 months leftAgainst the move
- ValenciaSpending under pressureAgainst the move
- FeeReported Asking €11mValue €40m
The story so far
2 reports · newest firstEl Gol DigitalTrust 52TabloidTabloidReport El Gol DigitalTrust 52First reportFirst reportFull post “Johan Bakayoko pierde su sitio en el RB Leipzig y abre al Valencia la vía de una cesión en enero. El extremo belga, que llegó a la Bundesliga bajo la bendición de Klopp, es relegado por Martín Demichelis. En Mestalla lo estudian como una oportunidad.”
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Chance it happens in JanuaryLong shot
2%
- Reported fee
- Asking €11m
- Value
- €40m Powered by
Bakayoko to Valencia: Spanish reports float January loan exit
The situation
Johan Bakayoko's path out of RB Leipzig is opening up, according to Spanish reports that landed this week. The Belgian winger, who joined Leipzig from PSV on 16 July 2025, has fallen out of favour under Martín Demichelis, and Valencia are said to be studying a loan move for January. Nothing has been agreed and no bid has been reported, but the shape of a possible deal is starting to take form in the Spanish press.
The reporting
El Gol Digital first reported it on 3 November, saying Leipzig would accept around €12m for Bakayoko while suggesting an €11m asking price elsewhere in the same report. A second item from the same outlet, published the same day, repeats the loan theory without adding fresh detail. That means this is really one voice rather than several, and no trusted reporter has backed any of it.
The outlook
The chance of this becoming a real transfer before the January window shuts on 2 February 2027 looks slim. Bakayoko has 42 months left on his Leipzig contract once that window opens, so there is no pressure from his deal running down, and nothing suggests Leipzig have sanctioned a sale rather than merely tolerating transfer talk. For a loan or sale to happen, Valencia would need to firm up genuine interest and Leipzig would need to accept losing a player they only signed last year.
What happens next
What would move this along is a concrete offer from Valencia, reported by more than one outlet, or confirmation from Leipzig that they are open to letting him go in January. Until then this sits as speculation out of Spain, built on a single source.
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Money trail
Value €40m
€12mEl Gol Digital
€11mEl Gol Digital
Historical precedent
Leipzig from PSV€18m
Johan Bakayoko’s real transfer fees, for context, not a prediction.
Who is behind this story
El Gol DigitalFirst report
Outlet · LaLiga
2 reports on this storyfirst 3 Nov
Questions about this transfer
How likely is Johan Bakayoko to join Valencia?
Transfer Tracker rates Johan Bakayoko to Valencia at 2%, a longshot on the current reporting from 1 reporter.
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