Yan Diomande stance on RB Leipzig transfer exit as Liverpool and PSG circle

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Yan Diomande is a player Liverpool and PSG admire, with RB Leipzig wanting to tie him down to a new contract this summer, which would include a release clause for next yearYan Diomande during an Ivory Coast game at the World Cup.(Image: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Ivory Coast star Yan Diomande would "prefer" to leave RB Leipzig this summer amid transfer interest from Liverpool and PSG, rather than waiting another season in the Bundesliga.That is according to Fabrizio Romano, who reports that the player is open to moving on a year after arriving from Leganes. I don't know," Diomande said this week.

"I am an RB Leipzig player, but why not? My agents will sort that out."As for me, I am more focused on the World Cup, that's the most important thing.

It doesn't happen all the time, it's only every four years, so I am making the most of it and for the rest, we'll see."Speaking earlier this week, Ivory Coast boss Emerse Fae laughed off speculation surrounding his star man at the World Cup.Yan Diomande during the World Cup game between Ivory Coast and Germany.(Image: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)"When we were in France, during the preparation, journalists told me he was about to sign with PSG," he said."Here (in the United States), they tell me he's about to sign with Liverpool!"I don't know, but for now, he will focus on the World Cup, and then afterwards, he can think about the rest of his career."Ivory Coast finishes its group stage campaign on Thursday when it faces Curacao. 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: Diomande will be expensive, but he is ideal for what the Reds need this summer.