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# Maxime Esteve: Burnley defender leaves to join RB Leipzig

- **Source:** 
- **Published:** 17 Jul
- **Club:** Burnley
- **Original URL:** https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1mymzpzv2ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Former France Under-21s defender Maxime Esteve has left Burnley to join Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.

Burnley have agreed a reported fee of £27.3m for Esteve, two years after they paid Montpellier £10.2m to make his loan permanent.

Esteve, 24, was a big success at Turf Moor and key to their 2024-25 Championship-winning campaign under Scott Parker, playing all 46 league games.

The 6ft 4in centre-half initially joined Burnley on loan on transfer deadline day on 1 February 2024, under then manager Vincent Kompany, and made 100 appearances for the Clarets.

Burnley rewarded him for his progress with a five-year deal 12 months ago, but following their third relegation in five years from the Premier League, Esteve heads to a team who finished third in the German top flight last season.

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