The 20-year-old striker is the latest young talent to emerge off the Red Bull production line and has already attracted a lot of interest from Ajax, Hertha Berlin and Red Bull Leipzig.
Browsing: Red Bull Salzburg
Both clubs have reached an agreement and Adeyemi is to sign a five-year contract in a deal expected to be completed soon.
The Polish striker had three goals to his name by the 23rd minute — the earliest anyone has ever completed a hat-trick in a Champions League game — as Bayern shook off their early nerves to crush Salzburg.
The 21-year-old, who is widely considered to be one of the world’s most feared marksmen, has been heavily linked with a handful of Europe’s biggest clubs since the end of last season.
The Austrian side, who were competing in the knockout stage of the competition for the first time, took the lead midway through the first half with a goal on the counterattack from Chukwubuike Adamu.
Adeyemi has reportedly passed at transferring to FC Barcelona on the eve of the Catalan club’s big Champions League tilt at the Allianz Arena per Fussball Transfers.
The 20-year-old starlet has managed to break into Die Rotten Bullen’s first team this season and a string of impressive performances are believed to have caught the eye of several top clubs across Europe.
The Red Bull Salzburg starlet has been in scintillating form for the Austrian champions in the early stages of the 2021-22 season.
The 19-year-old has been in excellent form at club level during the 2021-22 campaign, scoring 11 goals and contributing two assists in 16 appearances in all competitions.
Three of Europe’s elite football clubs are locked in a battle to land the signature of the young German who scored seven times last season
At the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, Marcos Llorente put Atletico Madrid ahead in the first half.
The hosts appeared to be cruising after Sadio Mane’s ninth-minute opener was followed by a fine second from Andrew Robertson and Mohamed Salah’s tap-in, but Hee-Chan Hwang reduced the deficit before half-time
Salzburg, the only remaining side in the competition yet to lift a major UEFA trophy, took some time to get going in the sold-out Veledrome and were behind 15 minutes in
The cup was swiped at a sponsor’s event in Leon on Friday, only to be reclaimed the following day
The Gunners, who progressed in the competition thanks to a 5-1 aggregate victory over AC Milan, avoided a nightmare draw against Atletico Madrid, who were instead paired with Sporting Lisbon