Yan Diomande has picked Paris Saint-Germain as his preferred next move if he leaves RB Leipzig this summer, with Rayan Bournemouth now centered on a transfer battle that also involved Liverpool. The 19-year-old Ivory Coast winger is in the middle of a World Cup run, but his club future is already being priced at the top end of the market.
PSG edge Liverpool for Diomande
Diomande wants to play for Luis Enrique and is drawn to the PSG project led by Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Luis Campos. That preference leaves Paris Saint-Germain in front if RB Leipzig decide to move him on, even though Liverpool had previously been ready to put forward a package approaching €100million.
Leipzig did not want to sell on that number. Their valuation sat closer to €130m, a gap of about €30m from Liverpool's approach and the kind of spread that can stall a deal before formal talks turn into something final. Diomande signed a contract until 2030 when he arrived from Leganes last summer, so any exit still has to clear that contract position as well as Leipzig's price.
Ivory Coast and Arlington
For now, Diomande is still with Ivory Coast at the World Cup and is likely to feature against Norway in the round-of-32 stage in Arlington, Texas on Tuesday. That keeps his transfer decision running alongside a tournament he has already used to build his profile.
Last season, he posted 12 goals and nine assists in 33 Bundesliga matches for Leipzig, numbers that sit behind the interest from PSG and Liverpool. No player in the German top flight tried to dribble past an opponent more often, and he also had the highest dribble success rate of any winger across Europe with at least 50 take-on attempts.
RB Leipzig valuation
Leipzig finished third in the Bundesliga and qualified for the Champions League, but Diomande is still one of the names drawing the biggest fees in the market. Manchester United paid €76.5m plus add-ons for Benjamin Sekso in 2025, and Manchester City spent €90m on Josko Gvardiol from Leipzig in 2023, two recent deals that show how far Leipzig can push a price when they choose to sell.
That leaves Diomande in a straight-money standoff: PSG as the preferred destination, Liverpool as the club that had already shown near-€100million intent, and Leipzig still holding to a figure closer to €130m. The summer window will decide whether his choice becomes a move or stays a preference.
