£87m Salah Successor’s Price Tag Could Drop

Liverpool are anticipated to pursue RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande as they search a long-term successor to Mo Salah, together with his £87 million price ticket more likely to drop.

Diomande scored his eleventh aim of the season for Leipzig as they drew 2-2 with Wolfsburg on Sunday – and Liverpool scouts have been in attendance.

That’s based on talkSPORT‘s well-connected Alex Criminal, who reviews that the Premier League champions “look prepared to affix the race” to signal the 19-year-old.

Man United, Chelsea and Tottenham have additionally been credited with an curiosity together with Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

However Liverpool proceed to be linked with a transfer for the Ivory Coast worldwide and could possibly be buoyed by claims his price ticket – touted as €100 million (£87.3m) – might fall if Leipzig fail to qualify for the Champions League.

Leipzig are at the moment fifth within the Bundesliga with 12 video games to play and solely the highest 4 progress to Europe’s top-tier match for the next marketing campaign.

Bayer Leverkusen might even leapfrog Leipzig as they at the moment maintain a recreation in hand and are solely two factors behind Ole Werner’s aspect, who usually are not taking part in European soccer in any respect this season having completed seventh in 2024/25.

Why Yan Diomande could possibly be good for Liverpool

Diomande is able to taking part in on both wing and started life at Leipzig as an everyday on the left, however extra lately has cemented himself as first-choice proper winger.

That included a Man of the Match show towards Wolfsburg on the weekend, together with one sensible contact on the flip within the field earlier than a strong left-footed effort pressured a save from ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Kamil Grabara.

With Salah now 33 and getting into the ultimate yr of his contract this summer time amid ongoing hyperlinks with a transfer to Saudi Arabia, Diomande might present a perfect successor.

“On paper, Diomande seems to be a high-quality match for Liverpool, and a perfect candidate to interchange Salah,” ESPN‘s Ed Dove wrote this week.

“His pace in large areas, means to beat a person, creativity, finish product and youth match the type of profile that that membership worth, whereas he’d match successfully into Slot’s plans, with a resale worth that ought to make him an astute addition for the Merseysiders.

“His bravery in possession, style for expansive attacking play, in addition to a refreshingly relaxed {and professional} perspective, would certainly attraction to Reds followers, even when a fading Salah will go away huge sneakers to fill.”

Whereas Diomande’s age and relative lack of expertise – but to finish his first season within the Bundesliga after becoming a member of from Leganes in the summertime – could have dissuaded Liverpool previously, their stance seems to have modified.

A £60 million deal for 20-year-old centre-back Jeremy Jacquet is already agreed, and with a brand new winger certainly one of their subsequent priorities it could be no shock to see the Reds spend huge on Diomande.