Philipp Lienhart is an Austria under-21 international.
Freiburg have confirmed the signing of Philipp Lienhart from Real Madrid, with sporting director Klemens Hartenbach saying they had been attracted by the defender’s potential to develop into a top player.
Lienhart, 20, has joined the Bundesliga club on a one-year loan deal with a view to a permanent move.
The Austria under-21 international has been a regular with Madrid’s Castilla youth side since joining from Rapid Vienna in 2015.
However, he has made only one appearance for Madrid’s senior side,…

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Philipp Lienhart has been a regular for Madrid’s Castilla side.
Freiburg are close to signing Austria under-21 defender Philipp Lienhart from Real Madrid, coach Christian Streich has said.
Lienhart, 20, has been a regular for Madrid’s Castilla youth side since joining from Rapid Vienna in 2015 but has made only one senior appearance.
Streich told Sky Sport a deal was in place but not yet confirmed, and that Lienhart’s experience in Spain should be a positive.
“It will work, and that’s great,” he said. “He’s an Austrian U21 player who has been at Madrid…

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Maximilian Philipp becomes Dortmund’s fourth new signing.
Borussia Dortmund have signed Freiburg winger Maximilian Philipp, who becomes their fourth new arrival of the summer.
Germany under-21 international Philipp, 23, has signed a five-year deal and moves for a reported fee of up to €20 million.
Having already signed defenders Omer Toprak from Bayer Leverkusen and Dan-Axel Zagadou from Paris Saint-Germain, along with Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Mo Dahoud, BVB have now reinforced their attack.

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Retiring Philip Lahm and Xabi Alonso said goodbye to the Bayern Munich fans at their Bundesliga title party. Freiburg coach Christian Streich and Bayern Munich players Arjen Robben and Mats Hummels voiced frustration after the second half of their game at the Allianz Arena was delayed for eight minutes because of a performance by U.S. pop singer Anastacia.
The performance on Saturday was part of choreographed celebrations of Bayern’s fifth successive Bundesliga title, with one newspaper describing the spectacle as “Munich’s Muppet Show.”

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Bayern Munich gave Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso a fitting send-off with a comfortable win over Freiburg.
Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso received standing ovations as Bayern Munich sent two of modern football’s great maestros into retirement on a winning note.
Full-back Lahm, 33, captained Bayern for the last time in a 4-1 Bundesliga victory over Freiburg, almost 15 years on from his debut for the club. In doing so, Germany’s 2014 World Cup-winning skipper achieved his 250th, and last, win in the Bundesliga.
And 35-year-old Alonso, whose cultured midfield promptings came to the fore at Real Sociedad…

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Marco Reus celebrates after scoring the opener for Borussia Dortmund in a 1-1 draw against Mainz.
Danny Latza headed a late equaliser as Mainz clinched a 1-1 home draw against Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
Marco Reus struck an early goal for Dortmund, who would have climbed up to third in the table with victory, but Mainz midfielder Latza’s 83rd-minute header denied the visitors back-to-back league wins.
Reus, recently linked with a move to Premier League title-chasers Arsenal, fired Dortmund ahead in the third minute when he got on the end of a swift counter-attack to convert Andre Schurrle’s…

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