Hans-Joachim Watzke has nevertheless said that he was not an opponent of RB Leipzig, that he would appreciate a Bundesliga club from Saxony and that RB Leipzig was warmly welcome as long as the German Football Association (DFB) ensures that the club complies with the "democratic rules of football" and the club finances its own operations.
Meski begitu Hans-Joachim Watzke mengatakan ia bukan lawan dari RB Leipzig, bahwa ia menghargai klub Bundesliga dari Saxony dan bahwa RB Leipzig disambut dengan hangat selama German Football Association (DFB) memastikan bahwa klub mematuhi "peraturan demokrasi sepak bola" dan klub membiayai operasional mereka sendiri.