Photo News: Polson will accept a significant salary cut to join Hamburg, with an estimated transfer fee of 2 million euros

According to German media Bild, RB Leipzig striker Poulson is negotiating with Hamburg and will accept a significant salary cut if he joins.

RB Leipzig will not start preparing for training until next week, but the team's senior management has held a meeting to discuss the lineup changes, and the content also involves the major adjustments to the team's forward line, mainly focusing on the stay and departure arrangements of Cesco and Werner. In addition, Poulson's departure was also put on the agenda.

The next stop for the 31-year-old striker may be Hamburg. The team's sports general manager Schefell has now publicly confirmed that the transfer negotiations are underway: "About Poulson, this is the situation: indeed, he is currently communicating with Hamburg. What will eventually develop into is now I cannot be sure of." The report said in Hamburg, Poulson may become the backbone of the forward line, especially his high-pressing ability and rich experience, which will be of great benefit to Hamburg.

In order to reach this deal, the relevant parties must resolve three key issues. First of all, the salary issue: Polson's annual salary in Leipzig is as high as 7 million euros, while in Hamburg he can only earn about 1.8 million euros at most. However, this is not expected to pose any major obstacle between Poulson and Hamburg.

followed by the transfer fee: about 2 million euros may be a realistic number.

The third point is that Leipzig may need to pay Polson a severance compensation to make leaving the team more attractive to him. Poulson played 425 times for Leipzig, and the fan darling contract will last until the summer of 2026.

At present, complex negotiations are being conducted between the three parties and the negotiations are advancing at full speed. The clubs have now entered the stage of direct communication, but no breakthrough has been made so far.

Nevertheless, the parties hope that the deal will be completed within the next few days. The ideal situation is: progress is fast enough, so Poulson won't have to return to Leipzig to take the physical fitness test on Friday.