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Liverpool transfer target Yan Diomande is “not unsellable” this summer, according to Sky Germany reporter Philipp Heinze.
The journalist claims that RB Leipzig are planning to hand the Ivorian international a new contract, but it won’t change their stance on a potential sale.
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It is believed that the Bundesliga side are open to offloading Diomande, but only if a team is willing to pay €100m (£87m).
No release clause will be included in Leipzig’s contract extension either, so it means Liverpool and other interested clubs such as Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea must match Leipzig’s valuation if they want the player.
Salah’s departure means there is a big hole to fill
While many fans did expect the Egyptian international to part company with the Reds this summer, following a serious drop off in form this season, the fact that he is leaving on a free transfer means the Merseysiders are left with limited funds to find his successor. Buy a Salah shirt from Fanatics here.
Nobody expected a bid the size of £150m that was turned down from Al-Ittihad in 2024, but his sale would have given the club much greater flexibility in the transfer market.
Diomande’s sizeable price tag would likely have been more attainable if Salah was sold at the end of the season.
Liverpool don’t have any easy solutions
The Reds are believed to have identified Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise, Paris Saint-Germain’s Bradley Barcola and Juventus’s Francisco Conceicao as targets, along with Diomande.
However, neither Olise nor Barcola are available for transfer, and they would be even more expensive than Diomande if they were on the market. Conceicao, meanwhile, does not possess the same quality as the other options, and he has already committed to staying at Juve.
It means that sporting director Richard Hughes has been left with a difficult choice to make. Do you splash out on Diomande, knowing you would be overpaying, or do you find a cheaper, less satisfactory alternative?
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