19 years young, 26 Bundesliga games with 10 goals and 7 assists. A player in the starting pit, you say? Not when he is considered the “greatest talent since Erling Haaland” at Red Bull. The 4th highest scoring player in Premier League history, Salah, has recently told supporters that he will leave Anfield in the summer, the Ivorian teenager is a strong candidate to step in as the long-term super winger for Liverpool. Now it is reported that RB Leipzig are working hard to close this door.
Liverpool have previously been reported to be in pole position to sign Yan Diomande, the player who himself has stated that he dreams of wearing the Liverpool shirt at Anfield, At the beginning of December, the English media reported that Liverpool were following Diomande’s development closely, within a few months the teenager has played his way into one of the most sought-after wingers on the transfer market in 2026. It is also reported that Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Tottenham are following the Ivorian super talent closely.
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According to German Sky Sports journalist Phillip Hinze, RB Leipzig are working to convince the 19-year-old to stay for another season, the Bundesliga club and big brother of Jürgen Klopp’s RB venture are preparing for big bids in the summer transfer window. The Germans want to keep Diomande, who is just 1 goal behind Bayer Munich’s superstar Michael Olise on the Bundesliga’s top scorers list and will be hoping the €100 million+ demand for the teenager will be a deterrent enough this summer.
Liverpool invested around €118 million in Wirtz and up to €150 million for Alexander Isak last summer. The question is whether the Liverpool management dares to fork out another 100 million euros plus – for a player like ten games in La Liga and around thirty in the Bundesliga to show for it.
There is no room for haggling here.
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