Lookman enjoyed an impressive borrowing era with Leipzig at the time of the 2017/18 season, generating five goals and 4 assists in 11 Bundesliga appearances.
The 21-year-old English winger spent the 2018/19 everton before signing a permanent contract with Leipzig this week.
“I am very pleased to be back in Leipzig and to be back with my teammates,” Lookman told the official Leipzig website. “I didn’t have to think too much about my return here.
“I enjoyed my last season and followed the effects of RB Leipzig last season.”
Used sparingly at Everton last season, only 3 of his 18 games in the English Premier League, Lookman will have been extremely happy with what he has noticed from afar.
Leipzig finished third in the Bundesliga and reached the DFB Cup final for the first time in its history. A moment of the UEFA Champions League football crusade is now awaiting one of the most ambitious clubs in German football, but the promise of European football is the only explanation for which Lookman has opted for the Saxon-based ensemble.
With the youngest Bundesliga coach Julian Nagelsmann taking the reins of Ralf Rangnick, Lookman believes his long career is in the safest hands.
“Julian Nagelsmann is a very young coach, so he is also very interested in young players,” explained the Englishman.
“I’m sure I can be told a lot about him, especially the way he plays football.”
Nagelsmann’s offensive brand, once highlighted at the former Hoffenheim club, will please Lookman.
Londoner likes to take on rival defenders as he did with a massive effect on the bench his Bundesliga deyet in February 2018. He scored only 10 minutes in the attack on Borussia Monchengladbach, thanks to a good solo effort, but hardly managed to become the first English player to place the net in the German elite for more than 12 years thanks to an unreliable pair of boots.
Lookman, who struggled to keep his foot on the slippery surface of Borussia Park and nearly received the hook from former coach Ralph Hasenh-ttl before his historic goal, says he probably wouldn’t make the same mistake twice.
“This time I took the couple to Leipzig, the others are tidy,” he says with a smile.
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Lookman made his debut at the time with Leipzig in the pre-season friendly with Rennes on Friday, his team won 2-0.
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