Liverpool Step Up Pursuit of RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande with January Exit Unlikely

Overview

• Multiple reports say Liverpool have opened talks and maintain daily contact with Yan Diomande’s representatives, though no formal bid has been lodged.
• RB Leipzig value the 19-year-old at roughly €80–100m (around a club-record £88m), he is contracted until 2030 with no release clause, and the club are reluctant to sell.
• Competition is intense, with Arsenal monitoring closely and Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich also tracking the winger.
• Liverpool’s recruitment leaders, including Michael Edwards and scout Barry Hunter, have watched Diomande recently, and he is viewed as a potential long-term successor to Mohamed Salah.
• Diomande is enjoying a breakout season at Leipzig, with seven goals and four assists and a recent 18-minute hat-trick, drawing praise for his dribbling and one‑v‑one threat.