Neither Barcelona nor Dortmund, Fisnik Asllani very close to joining his new club

Neither Barcelona nor Borussia Dortmund. Kosovo striker Fisnik Asllani is very close to joining RB Leipzig, with the German club having taken decisive steps to complete the deal.

According to reports from Germany, Leipzig has reached an agreement in principle with the player, and now only a few details remain to be resolved before the transfer is officially announced, reports “Gazeta Express”.

The German club is ready to activate the release clause of around 30 million euros, leaving very little room for Barcelona to intervene.

The Catalan giant had been monitoring Asllani for months and considered him a possible alternative if it failed to sign its main target for the attack.

However, the Catalans took no concrete steps, while Leipzig acted more quickly and is now very close to securing the 23-year-old’s registration.

Asllani had an excellent season with Hoffenheim, attracting the interest of several major European clubs.

His market value on the specialist website Transfermarkt is 35 million euros, making him currently the most expensive and most valuable Albanian player.

Besides Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund had also been linked with his name, but Leipzig is currently the clear favorite to sign the Kosovo striker.

This transfer could be officially announced during this week.