Overview
- Multiple outlets report this week that Real Madrid and RB Leipzig have moved into final-stage talks on a transfer worth about €130–€140 million including add-ons and bonuses.
- Yan Diomandé has verbally agreed personal terms in reports that say his contract would run to June 2030 and he wants the move to Madrid.
- Diomandé returned to RB Leipzig’s pre-season camp in Austria after an illness but Leipzig has not authorised him to leave for a medical and sporting director Marcel Schäfer says no formal agreement has been signed.
- An advisers' dispute between Maxidel Management and Roc Nation claims a share of the transfer proceeds and could trigger a FIFA investigation that would delay or block Diomandé’s international registration.
- If completed the fee would be a huge profit on the €20 million Leipzig paid last summer and would rank among football’s largest transfers, creating pressure on club boards, preseason planning and the young player’s transition to Real Madrid.