Yan Diomande transfer latest as Liverpool faces straight 'battle' with one other club

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He will go to the Premier League and Liverpool and Manchester City are the two options."PSG actually wants him as well, so he is on their list, but with all the players they have, I don't expect that he wants to go to PSG, so I am pretty sure he will go to Liverpool or Manchester City."Liverpool's attacking deficiencies were exposed last season, in what proved to be Arne Slot's final campaign, as they failed to replicate the goalscoring prowess that propelled them to Premier League title success.With Mohamed Salah leaving Anfield when his contract runs out this summer, it creates a significant void that desperately requires filling. It emerged last month that Diomande is being considered to 'succeed' the Egyptian on the right flank.The German club's resolve to retain their star player means Liverpool may encounter a substantial transfer fee to tempt him away from Anfield.Yan Diomande is expected to be a huge threat for Ivory Coast at this summer's World Cup(Image: Getty Images)Speaking last month, the 19 year old said: "Of course, if you imagine someone saying you have to go to Chelsea or Real Madrid to do this job, you're going to be happy and motivated to do more."But I don't think about this kind of thing because I'm trying to be focused on the pitch.

I'm focused."My contract runs until 2030, so I have four more years. I don't know what's going to happen after that.

I'm a Leipzig player. The media only sees me on the pitch, but the club has helped me a lot with my family and my mom."I'm very grateful, and the only thing I can do to say thanks is to give everything on the pitch, and that's what I'm trying to do every day."