RB Leipzig youngster Yan Diomande “has been watched extensively” by Liverpool, according to Merseyside journalist David Lynch.
Yan Diomande to Liverpool: A quick look
• Extensive scouting: Reliable journalist David Lynch confirms the 19-year-old RB Leipzig winger has been watched “extensively” by Liverpool.
• High output: Diomande has already registered 17 goal contributions (10G, 7A) this season, outperforming several of Liverpool’s current senior forwards.
• Premium price: RB Leipzig are reportedly open to negotiations, but the Ivory Coast international could cost upwards of £87 million.
The need for new wide attacking signings has become great for the Reds this season, with Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo both toiling.
Luis Diaz wasn’t replaced when he joined Bayern Munich last summer, with 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha the only legitimate backup option currently.
According to Lynch on his Substack, Diomande is a player who Liverpool have watched “extensively,” as they look to “bolster their options out wide” at the end of the season.
3DR18JJ Leipzig, Poland. 15th Feb, 2026. Yan Diomande of RB Leipzig seen during the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and VfL Wolfsburg at Red Bull Arena. Final score RB Leipzig 2 : 2 VfL Wolfsburg. (Photo by Grzegorz Wajda/SOPA Images/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa US/Alamy Live News
He also points out that Salah and Gakpo’s struggles may have been down to “some of the most disciplined and athletic low blocks” the Premier League “has ever seen.”
The focus on set-pieces and physicality hasn’t helped them, with Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon and Pedro Neto also name-checked as not setting the world alight.
Yan Diomande and Michael Olise the perfect options for Liverpool?
LIMASSOL, CYPRUS - SEPTEMBER 30: Michael Olise of Bayern Munich celebrates scoring his team's fifth goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD2 match between Pafos FC and FC Bayern München at Limassol Stadium on September 30, 2025 in Limassol, Cyprus. (Photo by George Wood - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
It is easy to see why Liverpool see Diomande as an exciting option to add to their attack in the summer window.
The 19-year-old has already registered 17 goal contributions in just 26 appearances for Leipzig – 10 goals and seven assists – showing that he is delivering consistent end product at a young age.
Diomande and Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise have been linked with moves to Liverpool at different times, and signing both would be significant business.
But whether the Reds have enough funds to do that, and strengthen in other areas such as centre-back, remains to be seen.
The Mail‘s Lewis Steele reports that Leipzig are “open to negotiations” for approximately €100 million (£87.2m) – Diomande is under contract until 2030 – and that fee could look like a bargain as time passes.
Diomande is equally capable of thriving on the right and left wing, so he could be considered an upgrade on Gakpo and long-term competition for Ngumoha.
Olise may then be seen as the perfect heir to Salah, already having Premier League experience from his eye-catching spell at Crystal Palace.
Regardless of what happens with Olise, though, Diomande should be pursued, with the nine-cap and three-goal Ivory Coast international a big signing for both the present and the future.