Jamie Carragher wades in on Liverpool's pursuit of Yan Diomande with £450m warning

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The Reds have made their move for Diomande as they continue their summer transfer plans.Andoni Iraola was appointed as Liverpool boss earlier this month and has already welcomed one new signing to his squad.Victor Munoz was signed by Liverpool last week in a deal worth £34.5million as the Reds agreed to sign the Spain international from Osasuna.Following the departure of Mohamed Salah later this summer, Liverpool want to focus on strengthening their forward line, with Diomande a top target.It emerged last week that Liverpool expressed their willingness to Leipzig to offer €100million (£86m), with some suggestions that the Bundesliga club rejected a bid from the Reds.Diomande is continuing to impress for the Ivory Coast at this summer’s World Cup, and the 19-year-old has also been credited as a potential target for Paris Saint-Germain this summer.In 2025, Liverpool opted to spend more than £400m to strengthen their squad with the signings of Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Giovanni Leoni, Armin Pesci and Freddie Woodman.Jeremy Jacquet will also move to Anfield this summer after Liverpool agreed a £60m deal with Rennes during the January transfer window.Carragher has now explained why Diomande’s asking price could be so high, and sent a warning about the club’s transfer business from the previous summer.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! He's a 19-year-old kid, he's a young man.

But when you look at him physically, he looks like he's got all those attributes."You think of the success Liverpool have had in the past with powerful, quick, wide men. You think of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, especially those two."He certainly looks like he's got those type of traits.

That's a big thing that Liverpool lacked last season, pace in those wide areas."They've already got a signing in now from Spain, from Osasuna, Victor Munoz. I think it's pretty obvious where Liverpool were lacking last season."That looks like where they're going in the market.