In 27 appearances for Leipzig, Kluivert scored just four goals and laid on a solitary assist.
His move to Leipzig looked, on paper, the ideal loan. The German outfit had an attacking void that needed filling following Timo Werner s sale, while Kluivert would get a chance to learn under Julian Nagelsmann at a club that he almost joined back in 2019. I was actually here two years ago and looked at the training ground, he revealed in an exclusive interview with
Goal in February 2021. I can t say why I didn t come here back then. I m all the happier [to be here now]. The level is very, very high. We play in the Champions League and right at the top of the Bundesliga.