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Konrad Laimer
Right-Back / Austria
Right-Back
29
Austria
€32.0M
Profile
Key strength: Pace and recovery
Overlapping full-back
As 1.FC Union Berlin languish in 12th place, their worst form spell in recent memory reading LLLDL, the Köpenick faithful have been handed a €32 million lifeline. Enter Konrad Laimer—the 28-year-old Austrian dynamo signed from RB Leipzig to spark a revolution on the right flank. Though his Union tenure spans just 180 minutes across two matches, Laimer arrives bearing formidable credentials: 3 goals and 10 assists from 37 Bundesliga appearances this season, forged over 2,610 minutes of relentless overlapping running. His 70-rated defending and trademark recovery pace offer precisely what Urs Fischer's leaking backline craves—defensive steel married to attacking thrust. Deployed alongside stellar teammates including Gabriel Jesus and Achraf Hakimi, Laimer's #27 shirt carries the weight of record investment. The Austrian international isn't merely a signing; he's a statement of intent from a club refusing to surrender their hard-won top-flight status. With Union desperate to halt their slide and Laimer's overlapping runs primed to unlock stubborn defenses, Die Eisernen have bet big on their new right-back delivering immediate dividends.