Overview
- Reliable reporting says Liverpool contacted RB Leipzig and are currently viewed as in the strongest position with the player, with that contact reported on Thursday in multiple outlets.
- Diomande has publicly said he has long admired Paris Saint-Germain and called playing there a pleasure, but he has also stressed his focus is on Ivory Coast’s World Cup and that his agents are handling transfer talks.
- RB Leipzig have made clear they do not want to sell and have been reported to value Diomande at roughly €130 million or more, with his contract running to 2030 and no release clause giving Leipzig bargaining power.
- Other top clubs including PSG, Manchester City and Bayern have been linked and some outlets have reported the player has given a ‘green light’ to certain suitors, though those claims are less well corroborated than the Liverpool contact and Leipzig valuation.
- Next steps hinge on whether a club meets Leipzig’s price or structures a deal acceptable to all parties, and the process is likely to move slower while Diomande concentrates on the World Cup and his representatives conduct negotiations.