Yan Diomande Transfer Latest: Liverpool “Watching Closely”

Liverpool’s reported curiosity in RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande has been held up by sources on Merseyside, although a transfer for the 19-year-old will not be assured.

Diomande has been a revelation in his first season at Leipzig, with eight targets and 6 assists in 23 video games to date, and that has attracted widespread curiosity.

That features Liverpool, who’ve been regularly linked with the precise winger, with experiences fuelled by his personal admission that he “desires to play” for the membership.

Experiences of curiosity from Anfield have largely come from Germany, most prominently Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg, however they’ve now been corroborated by Liverpool journalist David Lynch.

Chatting with Anfield Index, Lynch defined: “Diomande is certainly being watched actually carefully.

“That’s to not assure that they’ll go for him, however he’s undoubtedly a participant who’s on Liverpool’s radar. He’s on the radar of numerous golf equipment.

“You’ll be able to assure that he’s undoubtedly being watched.

“Clearly the wing place is one thing Liverpool are eyeing now. I’d be shocked if this subsequent summer time passes and not using a winger being added.

“So he’s on that radar, however in fact it’s type of as much as him now to maintain the extent going, to maintain displaying that he’s able to make that leap.”

Why Liverpool may ‘go early’ to signal Yan Diomande

Leipzig are claimed to be looking for a price of round €100 million (£87.2m) for a participant they signed for a fifth of that from Girona solely seven months in the past.

That may clearly be a sticking level for Liverpool, however whereas in earlier years his lack of expertise would have gone in opposition to him in any choice to push for a transfer, Lynch argued that the membership’s strategy has now modified.

Proof of that got here with the £60 million deal for 20-year-old centre-back Jeremy Jacquet being agreed with Rennes this month.

“What you’ll have stated just a few years in the past is he’s solely 19 now, he’s not acquired very many video games behind him in any respect, not an enormous document of manufacturing,” Lynch defined.

“However Liverpool are having to maneuver earlier now, as a result of everyone else is transferring earlier.

“I feel beforehand I’d have stated that he’s not prepared now for Liverpool to spend large cash on him, but it surely’s very arduous to foretell that lately.

“The entire strategy is modified just a little bit. They’re keen to go just a little bit earlier.

“In the intervening time, watching him, keeping track of him, scouting him undoubtedly. Whether or not it goes past that we’ll need to see.”