Liverpool transfer news as fresh Yan Diomande hopes raised amid $68M race for alternative
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Liverpool transfer news as the Reds are given fresh hope over a deal for Yan Diomande, while there's a race on for another $68M winger with five other Premier League sides involvedYan Diomande continues to be linked with a transfer this summer(Image: Getty Images)Liverpool began the Andoni Iraola era with a victory, overcoming fellow Premier League side Sunderland in Nashville as the new head coach made a winning start to pre-season.Nineteen-year-old Kieran Morrison opened the scoring with a fine finish into the far corner, before Enzo Le Fee equalized before the half-hour mark. The setback will be a concern for the Reds, with defensive options already being monitored during the summer transfer window.Here is the Liverpool.com verdict on the transfer gossip to emerge around the Reds today.Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig)German outlet Bild suggests there may still be some hope for Liverpool with Yan Diomande — although there could be even more competition for his signature now.The Reds are still claimed to be vying for his signature, along with Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, while Arsenal and Manchester City are also said to be in the mix.
The player's entourage is now said to be putting pressure on the European champions in order to avoid another club hijacking the deal.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign.Liverpool.com says: If Real Madrid wasn't in the mix, you'd perhaps think there's still a chance of Diomande making his way to Anfield.
Diomande clearly has his sights set high, and you wouldn't be at all surprised to see him end up at the Bernabeu now if the PSG move doesn't go through.Oskar Pietuszewski (Porto)Liverpool is among a host of clubs showing an interest in Porto youngster Oskar Pietuszewski, according to German outlet Fussballdaten.The 18-year-old winger is said to have admirers in the Reds, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Newcastle from the Premier League, while Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid also have him on their radar.Oskar Pietuszewski of FC PortoBorussia Dortmund is said to have made concrete steps for Pietuszewski, having contacted the player's representatives. A quick search, though, indicates he's yet another left-winger — they seem to be in abundance at the moment!Liverpool really does need a right winger right now, and while it seems Pietuszewski is capable of switching sides, at 18, it feels like that would be a bit of a gamble.