German side RB Leipzig appear to be making significant progress when it comes to their summer dealings.

Yesterday, Germany's Kicker reported that the Bundesliga outfit are on the verge of signing a player from their sister club Red Bull Salzburg, with Konrad Laimer set to join for around €10 million.

The 20-year old could well be the replacement for Naby Keita, who has been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool.

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There's a further update today that Leipzig are closing in on another signing.

The club, who finished in second place in their first ever season in the Bundesliga, have placed a focus on bringing in high-quality young players and giving them the platform to develop.

Their latest example looks set to be Galatasaray's Bruma, with L'Equipe reporting that the 23-year old will sign with Leipzig for a fee of €18 million.

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Bruma, who has scored an impressive 11 goals and registered eight assists in all competitions in 2016/17, has been linked with Manchester United, Tottenham, Southampton and Leicester City.

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And though Galatasaray president Dursun Ozbek wants the player to stay and turned down a €9 million offer from Leipzig, saying: "Leipzig did offer us €9 million but but that is below our valuation, he is worth a lot more," it appears as though a deal is on the cards now.

L'Equipe say that Sporting CP, Bruma's former employers, will receive €1.7 million as part of the deal.

Meanwhile, there's a chance that Leipzig may not end up competing in the Champions League next season despite achieving qualification for Europe's premier club competition.

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The club are of course backed by drink manufacturers Red Bull, which has led to a good chunk of other German clubs and their fans hating them for they way they have achieved their success.

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Red Bull own several clubs across the world and one of those is Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian top tier.



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Salzburg won the Austrian Bundesliga by a comfortable 18 points, meaning that both Red Bull clubs are scheduled to play in the top club competition in Europe next season.

However, UEFA regulations prevent two clubs owned by the same company competing in the same competition, meaning Leipzig could well be banned from appearing in next season's Champions League.

Back in February, a UEFA spokesman revealed that the governing body would be taking a look at the situation.

Speaking to Salzburger Nachrichten he said:

"This will be verified by Uefa once we have received the competition entry forms from the national football associations after the end of the season in the respective leagues."