Roberto de Zerbi, as Brighton manager, was hailed by both Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola as a brilliant manager in the Premier League. Before the 2024/25 season, the Italian opted for Ligue 1 and Marseille. In the Champions League, De Zerbi would now get to test himself again against Liverpool. A Liverpool that has not been close to the game Arne Slot delivered in his debut season with the Premier League title. A 0-3 win for Liverpool against De Zerbi and Marseille showed the Reds are seriously back on track. Now they are working intensively to put in place a long-term reinforcement on the right wing that will lift Liverpool further.
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Mohamed Salah was back from the Africa Cup of Nations, there was a lot of excitement about whether Liverpool’s biggest star was completely back in the heat of Arne Slot, after the statements that he was “thrown under the bus” and “had no relationship with the coach anymore”. Slot responded by placing Salah in the starting eleven. However, the uncertainty surrounding the right winger’s future, with a wild 250 goals and 117 assists for Liverpool, continues.
Now it is reported that Salah’s replacement has been flashed out. This is a 19-year-old, who during his half, first half season at RB Leipzig has impressed greatly in the Bundesliga. It’s about Yan Diomande, the Ivorian international, who has been a nightmare for opponents’ defences with explosive speed and extraordinary dribbling skills. After his first sixteen Bundesliga games, the winger stands with six goals.
Red Bull have had a number of super talents at their clubs, but Diomande is described as “the greatest talent since Erling Haaland”. This tells us that Liverpool have seen something more than speed and dribbling skills, here is a total package in the 19-year-old with the potential to score his way into stardom.
At the beginning of December, the English media reported that Liverpool were following Diomande’s development closely, and in a matter of months, the teenager has played his way into one of the most sought-after wingers on the transfer market in 2026. It is reported that big clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Tottenham are also following the Ivorian super talent closely.
Bundesliga club RB Leipzig is aware of the massive interest, signals have been sent that the negotiating door will first open for bids from 100 million euros. According to Caughtoffside’s sources, Liverpool are in pole position. Diomande is said to be the top candidate to be the long-term replacement of superstar Salah on the right wing, the perfect type of player for Liverpool’s system.
Liverpool are expected to make a formal approach to RB Leipzig in the coming months. The Premier League club’s big advantage in the hunt for Diomande’s signature is that the 19-year-old has previously stated that he dreams of playing for Liverpool and at Anfield. He is a Liverpool fan himself, with a father who dreams of seeing his son play for the reigning Premier League champions.
With this, Liverpool will be manoeuvring their way to what could be one of the big signings in 2026, with “greatest talent since Erling Haaland” in place at Anfield.
