Comme nous vous l’annoncions dimanche, le défenseur de Strasbourg rejoindra bien le RB Leipzig le 1er juillet, pour un contrat de cinq ans jusqu’en 2026. Nun ist der Deal auch offiziell: RB Leipzig hat seinen Nachfolger für Dayot Upamecano gefunden und Mohamed Simakan als Neuzugang für die kommende Saison präsentiert. Il rejoindra le club en juillet. Leipzig … Le club allemand a déboursé pas moins de 15 millions d’euros pour s’attacher les services du jeune défenseur central qui évoluait au Racing club de Strasbourg en France. OFFICIEL : Simakan rejoindra Leipzig cet été. Simakan has been compared to former Barcelona and Juventus defender Lilian Thuram (pictured), who earned 142 caps for France. - imago sportfotodienst/imago/Laci Perenyi, All the news and updates on your favourite club, Straight from the Bundesliga’s official editorial team. Direction l'Allemagne pour Mohamed Simakan. He then suffered another huge blow as a teenager when he tore his cruciate ligament in the summer of 2018, but impressive perseverance allowed him to fight back. RB Leipzig have confirmed the signing of Mohamed Simakan from Strasbourg, with the fee estimated to be around the €17 million mark. I've kept that mentality." Bundesliga side, RB Leipzig have officially announced the signing of Mohamed Simakan on a five-year contract from Ligue 1 club, RC Strasbourg Alsace, with the … Dans un communiqué rendu public ce lundi, le … Simakan à Leipzig, c’est officiel. Mohamed Simakan to RB Leipzig is a done deal. Le club allemand a … Le défenseur français Mohamed Simakan va quitter Strasbourg à la fin de la saison pour prendre la direction de l'Allemagne et du RB Leipzig ! He made his debut with the France U20 team in September 2019, scoring in a 2-2 draw with Slovenia. Oliver Mintzlaff. He played his first game as a starter against Slovenia in which he scored a header contributing to his team's 2–2 draw. Mohamed Simakan, défenseur de Strasbourg, va rejoindre le club allemand du RB Leipzig à la fin de la saison. Direction l’Allemagne pour Mohamed Simakan. - Simakan on how he recovered from the serious knee injury that threatened to derail his career in 2018, "We quickly realised that we were dealing with a phenomenon. Mohamed Simakan devrait bel et bien signer du côté de Leipzig. He will join Bundesliga side RB Leipzig in the summer of 2021. MOHAMED SIMAKAN S’ENGAGE AVEC LE RB LEIPZIG ! Mohamed Simakan (born 3 May 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. Comme annoncé ces derniers jours, le défenseur du RC Strasbourg Mohamed Simakan s'est engagé en faveur du RB Leipzig, actuel dauphin du … "It all happened at the worst possible time because I felt that the coach had confidence in me and I wanted to pay him back. (P. Lahalle/L'Équipe) Le défenseur franco-guinéen de 20 ans file finalement à Leipzig en première division Allemande. Grand espoir du RC Strasbourg, Mohamed Simakan était suivi de longue date par le RB Leipzig… Another great victory of Leipzig on the football market was made official today - Mohamed Simakan (20) initialed a five-year contract with Red Bull Leipzig. Le défenseur français de 20 ans quittera Strasbourg et la Ligue 1 pour rejoindre le RB Leipzig à partir de la saison prochaine. LEIPZIG- Ce sera finalement en Allemagne que le défenseur Mohamed Simakan. Le Strasbourgeois s’est engagé 5 ans à partir de juillet. Habitué à faire ses emplettes en Ligue 1, le RB Leipzig ne déroge pas à ses bonnes habitudes en ce début d'année 2021. Mercato Strasbourg : Mohamed Simakan débarque au RB Leipzig. Racing club de Strasbourg : Mohamed Simakan transféré à Leipzig en fin de saison Le défenseur strasbourgeois Mohamed Simakan sera transféré au RB Leipzig à la fin de la saison. Leipzig a trouvé son … Annoncé depuis plusieurs semaines, le transfert de Mohamed Simakan à Leipzig se concrétise enfin. There were times when I thought my chance had passed by, but my family helped." En attendant son départ dans quelques mois, Mohamed Simakan s'est dit très heureux de s'engager en faveur de Leipzig. Simakan signed a five year contract, fee is 17m€ including bonus payments. [5], "Premier contrat pro pour Mohamed Simakan", "Strasbourg vs. Maccabi Haifa - 25 July 2019 - Soccerway", "RB Leipzig sign Mohamed Simakan from Strasbourg", "Strasbourg : un jeune défenseur guinéen signe son premier contrat pro", "Mohamed Simakan, buteur avec les U20: "beaucoup d'émotions, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_Simakan&oldid=1013904980, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:06, 21 March 2021 (UTC), This page was last edited on 24 March 2021, at 02:40. - Simakan on how trying to prove himself against his two older siblings gave him an appetite to try and win every ball that comes his way. Le défenseur du RC Strasbourg Mohamed Simakan (20 ans) rejoindra comme prévu le RB Leipzig en juillet prochain, pour un contrat d'une durée de cinq ans. Le défenseur strasbourgeois de 20 ans, qui était très courtisé, a décidé de rejoindre le RB Leipzig, où il viendra compenser le départ de Dayot Upamecano, transféré au Bayern Munich contre 42,5 millions d'euros. I couldn't let that happen, even if sometimes I was the one who ended up on the ground. C’était dans l'air, c'est désormais officiel: Mohamed Simakan sera un joueur du RB Leipzig la saison prochaine. Officiel. Le RB Leipzig s'offre le grand espoir strasbourgeois Mohamed Simakan. C’était attendu, c’est désormais officiel. Mohamed Simakan est fixé sur son avenir. He joined SC Bel Air, a less glamorous club in his home city, becoming captain of a successful team but seeing himself knocked back by several professional clubs who took him on trial. Hit by growing pains that kept him out for several months in his early teens, Leipzig's latest signing bounced back before deciding he needed to move on from the club he supported as a boy. Last details between both clubs were agreed in the last days. Strasbourg et Leipzig sont parvenus à un accord pour le transfert du Mohamed Simakan (20 ans). C'est officiel, Mohamed Simakan va découvrir la Bundesliga la saison prochaine (et probablement la Ligue des champions). REUTERS: RB Leipzig have signed defender Mohamed Simakan from Strasbourg on a five-year contract, the Bundesliga club said on Monday. [1] He made his professional debut in a 3–1 UEFA Europa League win over Maccabi Haifa on 25 July 2019. RB Leipzig have announced the signing of France U20 international defender Mohamed Simakan from Strasbourg. He tore the place up… I said to myself that we had the new Varane. Actuellement au Racing Club de Strasbourg, Mohamed Simakan devrait bel et bien quitter la formation alsacienne pour signer en Allemagne cet été. bundesliga.com has the lowdown on Leipzig's new French force compared to Lilian Thuram and Raphael Varane... Age: 20Club: Strasbourg (will join RB Leipzig summer 2021)Position: Centre-back/right-backCountry: France (2 U20 caps). According to French broadcaster TF1, the 20-year-old will sign a contract until 2026 with RB Leipzig once he has gone through a medical. Speaking on the famed German Sunday footballing roundtable "Doppelpass", RB Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff essentially confirmed the club's signing of Racing Strasbourg central defender Mohamed Simakan. It was during his time with Marseille's academy that Simakan become a defender, and also when he began demonstrating the determination that would become a feature of his career. Mohamed Simakan finira la saison avec le Racing puis va découvrir la Bundesliga l'été prochain. Simakan was resilient, though, and he joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg in February 2017 after another trial. RB Leipzig bestätigt den Transfer von Verteidiger Mohamed Simakan. The logic was either it's you or it's me. Le défenseur du RC Strasbourg Mohamed Simakan (20 ans) rejoindra comme prévu le RB Leipzig en juillet prochain, pour un contrat d'une durée de cinq ans. Simakan is the half-brother of former Rennes and Dynamo Kiev striker Ismael Bangoura, 15 years his senior, who first compared the new Leipzig player to Thuram - the most-capped France player of all-time - after he made his debut. Mohamed Simakan (born 3 May 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. Mohamed Simakan a signé son contrat avec Leipzig. He was athletic, powerful, assured and calm." He can even play in midfield if required, and that effortless flexibility is one of the reasons he has been compared to France's 1998 World Cup-winning star Thuram. [2], On 22 March 2021, Simakan agreed to join German club RB Leipzig on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, to be effective in the summer of 2021. On 16 May 2018, Simakan signed his first professional contract with Strasbourg. Mohamed Simakan has been through a lot already in his short career, and now he's been brought in from Strasbourg to help replace Bayern Munich-bound Dayot Upamecano at RB Leipzig. RB Leipzig are understood to be on the verge of completing a deal to sign Mohamed Simakan from French side Racing Strasbourg. Der Franzose kommt im Sommer von Racing Strassburg. Standing at 6'2", Simakan broke into the Strasbourg first team as a right-back but has more regularly played at centre-back. AFP. [3], Born in France, Simakan is of Guinean descent. Francois Keller, Strasbourg's academy director when Simakan joined, offered another comparison: Real Madrid and France defender Varane. Mohamed Simakan, jeune défenseur de Strasbourg (20 ans) signe en Bundesliga au RB Leipzig jusqu'en 2026. Simakan will replace Dayot Upamecano in Leipzig’s ranks, with the centre-back having already confirmed that he will join up with Bayern Munich in the summer. By Peter Vice Sunday, March 21. [4], Thanks to his great performance with Strasbourg in Ligue 1, Simakan was called up by Bernard Diomède to play for France U20 national team. Alors qu’il était jusqu’aux derniers moments sollicité par le Milan AC, le défenseur franco-guinéen a finalement pris la direction vers l’Allemagne d’où il va évoluer avec la modeste de RB Leipzig. A year later, he made his senior debut in a UEFA Europa League qualifier against Maccabi Haifa in July 2019. Leipzig boss confirms Mohamed Simakan signing on "Doppelpass". Mohamed Simakan has been through a lot already in his short career, and now he's been brought in from Strasbourg to help replace Bayern Munich-bound Dayot Upamecano at RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan lors d'un entrainement du Racing Club de Strasbourg En cette même période, il attire ainsi déjà les regards de grands clubs européens comme l' AS Rome ou Valence [ 10 ] mais également l' Inter Milan , qui a envoyé un recruteur au Stade de la Meinau afin de le superviser lors d'un match contre Montpellier le 29 septembre 2019 en vue d'un possible futur transfert [ 11 ] . An impressive athlete blessed with pace and power, Simakan is comfortable at full-back or as a centre-back in either a back three or four. He will join Bundesliga side RB Leipzig in the summer of 2021. Le transfert est estimé à 17 millions d’euros, bonus inclus #Mercato #RMCLive — Loïc Tanzi (@Tanziloic) March 21, 2021 A Leipzig, Mohamed Simakan, absent des terrains depuis la mi-janvier à cause d'une arthroscopique au genou droit, retrouvera les Français Ibrahima Konaté ou Christopher Nkunku. Simakan was voted Strasbourg's Player of the Month three times in the first four months of the 2020/21 season before signing on the dotted line for Leipzig. RB Leipzig announces transfer: Mohamed Simakan arrives in the summer. Le jeune défenseur va finir la saison en Alsace. Born in Marseille in May 2000, Simakan scored 130 goals at U11 level as an attacker before linking up with his most famous local club from 2011 to 2015. - Current Strasbourg reserve team manager Francois Keller on his first impressions of Simakan, "I could tackle them and they would get annoyed but I really didn't want them to score. Get your front row seat to the Bundesliga experience by signing up for our official newsletter: New RB Leipzig defender Mohamed Simakan will help make up for the departure of Dayot Upamecano to Bayern Munich. Publié le lundi 22 mars 2021 à 14h23 par Camille Fischbach. Le montant du transfert du Français de 20 ans serait de 17 M€ hors bonus, alors que l’AC Milan a encore essayé récemment de l’attirer. Leaving his home club Strasbourg, after three seasons in as a pro, French-Guinean centre-back Mohamed Simakan (20) agreed on a 5-year deal with RB Leipzig, effective since next July 1st.