Liverpool 'leads PSG' in Yan Diomande transfer race as RB Leipzig stance set out
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Liverpool FC NewsTransfer NewsLiverpool FCLiverpool is reportedly ahead of PSG in the transfer race for RB Leipzig forward Yan Diomande this summer, but the German side is still hoping to keep him for another seasonYan Diomande of RB Leipzig.(Image: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Liverpool is said to be ahead of PSG in the transfer race to sign 19-year-old winger Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig this summer, though the Bundesliga side is still hopeful of being able to keep hold of the teenager.Signed from Leganes last summer, Diomande scored 13 goals and laid on another 10 assists for his teammates in the season just gone. Liverpool and PSG are among the teams keen on signing him this summer.And according to The Athletic, as things stand, Liverpool has the edge over PSG.
It remains to be seen if either Liverpool or PSG would be willing to get near that price tag."Paris Saint-Germain is a team I’ve loved since I was a child," Diomande told French television this week. "My father supports Paris Saint-Germain, and it’s a team I admire as a football fan."It would be a pleasure for me to come and play at Paris with one of the biggest clubs...
It’s always a pleasure to come here also because with French being spoken, I think adapting wouldn’t be difficult.Yan Diomande is expected to be a huge threat for Ivory Coast at this summer's World Cup(Image: Getty Images)"But why not? After that, the clubs will sort things out between themselves and then we’ll see what happens next."The teenager had previously said it would be his father's "dream" to see him play for Liverpool, and has publicly stated that he is in no rush to leave Leipzig."My idol before was Cristiano Ronaldo and I also like R9, but I am looking at a lot of players like Vini and [Kylian] Mbappe," Diomande told Sky Sports a few days ago."I am trying to look at players who play the same position as me to try to take the good things and reproduce them on the pitch."Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.