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Liverpool Opens £87 million Talks with Leipzig for Diomande

5/23/2026

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Liverpool have moved to the front of the queue and will open talks with RB Leipzig for Yan Diomande.
Leipzig demand £87 million (?€100 million) for the 19-year-old, who posted 13 goals and nine assists in 36 Bundesliga games in 2025-26 and is contracted until June 2030.
Leipzig chairman Oliver Mintzlaff said the club will keep Diomande for at least another year, citing his two-footed speed that made him the fifth-quickest in league.

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Liverpool have moved to the front of the queue and will open talks with RB Leipzig for Yan Diomande.
Leipzig demand £87 million (?€100 million) for the 19-year-old, who posted 13 goals and nine assists in 36 Bundesliga games in 2025-26 and is contracted until June 2030.
Leipzig chairman Oliver Mintzlaff said the club will keep Diomande for at least another year, citing his two-footed speed that made him the fifth-quickest in league.