Talks took a back-seat in recent days as Simons vowed to pull on the Leipzig shirt and help them face reigning champions Bayern Munich on Friday. Unfortunately, things did not exactly go to plan as Leipzig fell to a humbling 6–0 defeat.

Kane - fresh from scoring his ninth Bundesliga hat-trick - felt it was important for him and his team-mates to hit the ground running

Harry Kane nets the first hat-trick of the new Bundesliga season in just 14 minutes during Bayern Munich’s 6-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig on Friday

Bayern Munich hammered Leipzig 6-0 in the Bundesliga opener with Serge Gnabry registering a couple of assists.

The 2025-26 Serie A season has arrived, and all the top clubs are back in action this weekend, starting with Sassuolo and Napoli on Saturday.