Soccer-Forest sign midfielder Schlager from Leipzig


Soccer Football - Bundesliga - RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - December 20, 2025 RB Leipzig's Xaver Schlager in action REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

July 23 (Reuters) - ⁠Nottingham Forest have signed Austria midfielder ⁠Xaver Schlager from RB Leipzig ‌on a two-year deal, the Premier League club said on Thursday.

• Schlager becomes the ​first signing under manager ⁠Oliver Glasner, reuniting ⁠with his compatriot after a successful spell ⁠together ‌at VfL Wolfsburg.

• The 28-year-old made 30 appearances in ⁠all competitions last season, scoring three ​goals ‌and serving as Leipzig's vice-captain.

• Schlager ⁠started all ​four games for Austria at the World Cup and has 55 ⁠caps for his country.

• "The club ​has big ambitions and so do I. I want to be back ⁠in European competitions and we have a good chance of achieving that. It is the best feeling to ​play international football ⁠during the week, and I want ​to experience that again," ‌Schlager said in a ​statement.

(Reporting by Paras J. Haji in BengaluruEditing by Toby Davis)

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