RB Leipzig spread their wings to become Bundesliga force for the long haul | Barry Glendenning
Germany’s league leaders are by no means the first nouveau riche arrivistes to ostentatiously buy their way to the top, but don’t dismiss them out of handThis being their maiden season in the German top flight, it is nigh on impossible to profile RB Leipzig without focusing on their controversial journey to the Bundesliga summit. Previously a fifth-tier team from the east German region of Saxony called SSV Markranstädt, the club’s licence was bought in 2009 by the Austrian energy drink manufacturer Red Bull, who promptly rebranded their acquisition by changing their name, crest and kit before beginning their quick ascent through the divisions.Despite being unable to call themselves Red Bull Leipzig due to DFB regulations (the RB “officially” stands...