RB Leipzig have surprisingly strengthened their squad shortly before the end of the transfer window by signing U21 international Brajan Gruda. The 21-year-old is on loan until the summer from Brighton & Hove Albion from the English Premier League and will be given the number 10 shirt at the Bundesliga club. "Brajan wants to play soccer regularly and we couldn't guarantee him that for the second half of the season," said Brighton coach Fabian Hürzeler.
Gruda explained that there had always been contact between RB Leipzig and him in the past. "This gives me a good feeling and shows that the club and the people in charge are convinced of me and really want me in the team," said Gruda. The 2025 European U21 runner-up moved from Mainz to Brighton in the summer of 2024 for over €30 million.
