Liverpool warned against paying Yan Diomande transfer fee - 'Not good value for money'

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Liverpool FC NewsTransfer NewsYan DiomandeLiverpool has been warned against paying the transfer fee that RB Leipzig is demanding for 19-year-old forward Yan Diomande because it doesn't represent "good value for money"Yan Diomande during the World Cup game between Ivory Coast and Germany.(Image: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)If Liverpool is to get a deal over the line for Yan Diomande this summer then it will not come cheap. But not everyone is convinced that would be a good option."I'm not paying £112 million for him," Jay Bothroyd said on Sky Sports.Yan Diomande during an Ivory Coast game at the World Cup.(Image: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)"There is no doubt about it, he is a very good player.

That would describe you as one of the world's best wingers and I'm not sure that he is."If it is £85 million, I think that is a good valuation from Liverpool. I think that is a fair valuation."Going above that, though, I can't see that, and I don't think it would be good value for money."When you are spending that kind of money on a player, you have to be one of the best in the world in that position.

I don't think he's one of the best in the world.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. But now, if Liverpool are spending that money, it has to be on one of the best in the world."Liverpool.com says: Diomande is one of the best up-and-coming talents around, and there are very few world-class wingers out there on the market, which influences his valuation too.With the Reds in real need of pace and quality in forward areas, signing someone else to add to Victor Munoz is a must.