Scoop: Celta Vigo Steals a Deal for Leipzig's Moriba, Leaving the Bundesliga Behind
Spaniards Exercise Purchase Option for Moriba's Contract at Leipzig - Spanish Enterprise Chooses Leipzig's Moriba as Preferred Option
Here's the skinny: German team RB Leipzig is bidding adieu to one of their young guns, Ilaix Moriba, and handing him over to the clutches of La Liga's Celta Vigo. Sky Sports dishes the deets that Celta's exercised a buy option worth a cool €6 million? Yep, you read that right!
Now, the two clubs are locking horns to finalize the nitty-gritty. If everything goes according to plan, Leipzig will save a load of dough by ditching Moriba's middle-million salary.
Curious about Moriba? Well, he traded his traditional yellow-red garb for Berlin blue back in 2021, with RB shelling out a whopping €16 million for the talent from FC Barcelona. Unfortunately, the Guinea international couldn't make his mark in Leipzig, and we all know how that story ends—repeated loan spells.
But, last season, Moriba became a regular starter at Celta Vigo and proved his mettle. Making a fairy-tale ending to his time at Leipzig, he's now set to make it official with Celta, bye-bye Bundesliga!
- Leipzig
- Ilaix Moriba
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- Celta Vigo
- Football Transfers
- Sky Sports
Enrichment Data: Research reveals that Celta Vigo has exercised a buy option for an RB Leipzig player once in recent years. This is in reference to Ilaix Moriba, who was signed permanently from RB Leipzig in June 2025 after spending the previous season on loan with Celta. No other instances of Celta Vigo buying RB Leipzig players from the team's roster were found in the provided data. [Sources]1[2][3][4][5]
- The buy option exercise by Celta Vigo for Leipzig's Moriba indicates a shift from the Bundesliga to La Liga football, as the Guinea international is set to join his new club officially.
- Sky Sports reported a €6 million cost for the transfer, marking another instance in recent years where Celta Vigo purchased a player from RB Leipzig, specifically Moriba, following a loan spell.
