The confusion surrounding Noah Okafor’s situation continues, with conflicting reports about why exactly his move to RB Leipzig has collapsed.
Various sources reported yesterday that Okafor was travelling to Germany to undergo a medical with Leipzig after the clubs agreed a paid loan with option to buy deal, coming in at a total of around €25-28m.
However, this morning it then came out that the deal has ‘collapsed’, as per the words of Sky Germany. Leipzig have pulled the plug on the operation because the results of the medical showed that Okafor is not able to help immediately.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Okafor ‘won’t be available for the next 3/4 weeks’ and that is why the transfer was cancelled. It is not a ‘serious injury’, but the Bundesliga side ‘needed a player 100% ready from the next game’.
Meanwhile, MilanNews are reporting that there could be other reasons behind the sudden breakdown and ulterior motives behind the German club’s U-turn that do not only concern the player’s physical condition.
Their belief is that there are economic/contractual differences between Okafor, RB Leipzig and his entourage. For now, the operation has fallen through and we will see if anything happens to resurrect things, while waiting for news on what this means for the pursuit of Marcus Rashford.
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