A stunning 6-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt has given RB Leipzig a much-needed boost, lifting them to fifth in the Bundesliga table with nine points from five games. The result offers a sharp contrast to the inconsistency that had defined their early season, which included a damaging 1-4 Champions League defeat to Como and back-to-back away losses at Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen.

Despite the emphatic scoreline, the pressure on head coach Martin Demichelis has not fully eased. Reports from Sport Bild and Sky both link Julian Nagelsmann to a potential return to the club he managed between 2019 and 2021, when he led Leipzig to the Champions League semi-finals and a Bundesliga runners-up finish. Sky reported that Nagelsmann has not ruled out a comeback, and Oliver Mintzlaff, RB Leipzig's supervisory board chairman, is said to be among his supporters within the club. Publicly, sporting director Marcel Schäfer and Head of Soccer Roger Schmidt have backed Demichelis, urging patience with a newly assembled squad.

The timing matters. Leipzig face PSV Eindhoven at home in the Champions League on October 13, a game they need to win after their opening European defeat. A trip to Bayern Munich follows on October 17, then Real Madrid in the Champions League on October 21. How Demichelis navigates this stretch will likely determine whether the Nagelsmann speculation moves from rumour to reality.