Welcome to World Class: Sadio Mane
Dec 23, 2020, 2:00 PM GMT
These days, Red Bull Salzburg are increasingly known across Europe and the wider world as developers of elite talent, from Erling Haaland, to Takumi Minamino, Naby Keita, Dayot Upamecano, Hwang Hee-chan, Dominik Szoboszlai and more.
The Red Bull model in general has also produced Timo Werner and Joshua Kimmich, both of whom were taken to the Leipzig side of the family as teenagers.
Red Bull took over Salzburg in 2005 and immediately re-branded the club, while Leipzig in Germany soon followed in 2009. In Salzburg, the Red Bull revolution brought immediate success back to the club, but the focus also saw a shift in the early 2010s to talent spotting.