Bayern Munich are reportedly cooling their interest in Yan Diomande, as the club finds his €100m price tag to be too high.
The Reds have been linked with a move for Diomande for some time now.
The player has admitted he dreams of playing at Liverpool, but the winger with an £87m price-tag is wanted by several teams.
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However, Christian Falk has now explained that Bayern can’t afford a deal for the RB Leipzig talent with Luis Diaz at the club.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, he said: “So it’s true that he [Diomande] will cost a lot of money.
“The €100m price-tag target was made by Oliver Mintzlaff. We saw him at Bayern Munich playing in the cup for Leipzig and he’s good. He’s really good, but he has to develop. €100m will be too much for this summer.
“It’s a price Premier League clubs can play, City, Liverpool and United. I think they can afford him, but Bayern can’t afford him at this point because Luis Diaz is the man on the left wing. Bayern Munich don’t need a 1A, they need a 1B, and €100m for a 1B is too much for Bayern Munich.”
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Liverpool want a winger this summer
Whether it is Diomande or another player, it has been said this week that Liverpool are eyeing a winger.
It comes amid uncertainty around Mohamed Salah’s future following his outburst post-Leeds United and continued links to the Saudi Pro League.
Behind the Egyptian, Federico Chiesa is rarely selected to start Premier League fixtures under Arne Slot.
On the left, meanwhile, Liverpool are lacking pace, with Cody Gakpo and Florian Wirtz their main two options right now.
Fans are tired of Gakpo, while Wirtz’s long-term future at the club is most likely to be in the number 10 role behind Hugo Ekitike or Alexander Isak.
Away from Diomande, Liverpool are not strongly linked with another wide player right now, but there is time for that to change before the 2026 summer transfer window opens up.
In terms of finances, FSG can still spend in the next window even without Champions League football.
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