Overview
- Liverpool submitted an opening package worth around €100m (reported as £86–90m) that RB Leipzig rejected, leaving talks unresolved.
- RB Leipzig are publicly holding out for a fee near €120m (reported as about £112m) and point to Diomande’s lack of an exit clause as leverage.
- Multiple outlets say Liverpool is preparing a higher follow-up offer above £100m, though claims of a formal second bid have been disputed and not confirmed.
- Yan Diomande has said he is concentrating on the World Cup and is leaving transfer decisions to his representatives at Roc Nation, who have been sounding out top clubs.
- If Leipzig maintain their price, interest from PSG and other elite clubs could trigger a post-tournament bidding battle that would force Liverpool to weigh cost against squad priorities.