Liverpool have reportedly held talks with RB Leipzig over the possibility of signing 19-year-old Yan Diomande, sources say, pushing the young winger to the top of a transfer list already drawing Paris Saint-Germain interest.
Diomande — the rb leipzig winger liverpool target widely discussed in recent negotiations — is reported to be valued at around £87 million and remains under contract at Leipzig until 2030. Sport Bild says both Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain have met Leipzig about his future, but the German club are determined to keep him beyond this summer.
The numbers underline why: Diomande is only 19 and tied to Leipzig for several seasons, a position that gives the club leverage. Leipzig have told interested parties they will not entertain letting him leave unless a fee above their valuation is met, and they want to hand him a new contract, though talks over an extension are on hold until the summer.
For Liverpool the timing is acute. The club already know they will be without Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson next season after both confirmed they will leave at the end of the campaign, leaving clear needs in attack and wide areas. Liverpool have also been credited with an interest in Michael Olise in recent months — a target whose links to Anfield grew stronger after Salah announced his impending departure.
That competing interest is significant for decision-makers. Bayern Munich’s director of sport Max Eberl has publicly pushed back on transfer noise surrounding Olise, saying, "We have our bubble, we have confidence in our discussions, and we're letting everything that's happening around us bounce off us to some extent," and adding, "First of all, it's great that so many people want to talk about Michael Olise. That says, first of all, that we lured a very, very good player to FC Bayern a year and three-quarters ago." His remarks underline that clubs targeted by suitors can and do resist approaches while talks are ongoing.
That resistance is the central friction in the Diomande story. Leipzig want to keep the player, his deal runs to 2030, and the club have publicly set a high price floor around £87 million. Liverpool’s reported meetings show intent, but Leipzig’s stance — delaying contract talks until the summer and refusing to entertain exits below their valuation — means any transfer would require a clear willingness to pay a premium or a change in Leipzig’s strategy.
There is also a secondary pressure point: Liverpool’s interest in Olise. If Leipzig hold firm, Liverpool may have to decide between meeting a steep fee for Diomande or redirecting resources toward Olise, whose situation Bayern’s Max Eberl has framed as one the club will treat calmly. Arne Slot’s side are currently in fifth place, a detail that sits beside transfer calculations as clubs juggle league positions and recruitment, but the headline for Liverpool remains replacing two confirmed departures.
The decision that matters next is straightforward: will Liverpool test Leipzig’s valuation and attempt to pay above the reported £87 million, or will they pivot decisively to alternative targets such as Michael Olise? How the club answers that will define their summer business and shape the squad they take into the new season.
