Physical picture: Leipzig s future basic salary cap is 5 million euros, and more will be recruited from the Red Bull Group

German media "Sports Pictures" reported that RB Leipzig has adjusted its salary structure, and the highest fixed salary in the future will not exceed 5 million euros, and will pay more attention to performance.

RB Leipzig is currently training camp at the 5-star hotel in "Öschberghof" in Donauesingen, and the club had just had a bad season last season and was the first time that it missed the European arena after advancing to the Bundesliga. As a consequence, the club made adjustments in many aspects during the summer break.

Boenix Bild explains how Leipzig will start to complete the restart:

► More emphasis is placed on performance principles. Sports director Schaefer made reforming the salary structure a priority, with all new contracts – whether players, coaching staff or logistics staff – including grading systems. If you fail to qualify for the Champions League, your salary can be reduced by up to 30%. In the future, ranking bonuses will only be paid if they enter the Champions League.

There will no longer be eight-figure annual salaries like Harvey Simmons (22/€11 million) and Werner (29/€10 million) in the future, with the base salary capped at 5 million euros. However, under the premise of successful competition, salary can be significantly increased through bonuses, even almost twice the original amount.

Something crazy is that under the management of Schaffer's previous management, the club has signed some contracts, and the bonuses included are not tied to specific goals.

► More Red Bull transfers. The club has once again introduced young and potential players with development, and the current average age of new players is 19.6 years old. And their off-field scrutiny has also been under rigorous scrutiny: due to the small group phenomenon in the locker room last season, the club has also stepped up the conversation this summer and carefully looked at the players’ social media accounts in the so-called “character screening.”

In addition, Leipzig's previous scouting work relies heavily on video and data, and will focus more on live scouts in the future - these can better observe the player's personality during the game and, if possible, in training. To this end, Leipzig poached Bayern from Max Englert as the new "field scouting director".

► More "dark horse" mentality! In the past, advancing to the Champions League has almost always been Leipzig's lowest goal, and it is still the case in the future: but no one has ever talked about the "Champions League" anymore. At the first press conference of new coach Ole Werner, he always only mentioned the European arena, which is the team's low-key attitude intends to adopt during the period of change.

The consensus reached within Leipzig is: wait until the transfer period is over and the lineup is determined before making an assessment of the new season and setting goals.

► Pay more attention to prevention of injuries. Leipzig's players were out of injury last season for more than 1,000 days - a huge problem for teams with smaller rosters. After summarizing the lessons, the team emphasized basic endurance training in preparations before the season. The coaching team clearly received tasks, including suggestions from global director Klopp - this was how he trained during his coaching period.

coach Werner is now strictly implementing relevant plans, such as adding 1,000-meter running content to the training class. The players also said that the training intensity this summer is the strictest in recent years. Former coach Roze once believed that the game could naturally improve physical fitness.

But looking back, this is a misjudgment: Leipzig often exhausted physical energy in the second half of the game, losing a total of 8 once-leading games in various competitions. To this end, Leipzig has adjusted 16 positions at the competitive level this summer. Among them, in terms of injury prevention, the new addition is Julia Walner, who is a full-time yoga coach and has exclusive links before and after each training class.

Bodigo Biography said that Leipzig's fans and club environment have been "spoiled": in the past many years, under the strict leadership of former club leader Mincslav, RB Leipzig has been a regular visitor to the Champions League and can also obtain generous returns through transfers every year. Nowadays, the club hopes to return to that level.