Yan Diomande
MOENCHENGLADBACH, GERMANY – 28 NOVEMBER, 2025: Yan Diomande – 1. Bundesliga football match Borussia Moenchengladbach vs RB Leipzig at Borussia Park.
RB Leipzig star Yan Diomande is much likelier to sign for Liverpool than Manchester United this summer.
BILD report that that the trail to ‘powerhouse’ Manchester United is currently cold. Why? Because their priority is signing a replacement for Casemiro this summer.
Summer transfer likely
Yan Diomande has suitors all around Europe following a successful debut season in Germany with RB Leipzig.
The 19-year-old is one of the hottest transfer prospects of the summer and has a long line of potential suitors waiting for him. In fact, BILD say he is on the radar of ‘all the top European clubs’.
Leipzig want to keep him for at least another season, unless they receive an ‘exorbitant’ offer that they cannot refuse. Few people inside the club believe he will stay though. He is seen as ‘simply too good’ to keep hold of.
Liverpool is a likelier destination for Yan Diomande compared to Manchester United
Liverpool is a likelier destination for Yan Diomande compared to Manchester United
His agency, Rocnation, are already hard at work drumming up interest.
That saw them meeting with Liverpool and Paris Saint Germain at the beginning of February. So far, no club has expressed interest concretely to Leipzig.
But that meeting with Liverpool puts them ahead of Manchester United for now.
According to BILD, a potential move to Old Trafford is on ice. The Red Devils are more focused on finding Casemiro’s successor than signing Diomande.
Liverpool eye Salah replacement
Liverpool being at the front of the queue for Yan Diomande makes sense given Mohamed Salah will be departing this summer.
Manchester United, meanwhile, already have Bryan Mbeumo and Amad on the right wing. Spending €100m on another right winger while other areas of the squad need addressing would be foolhardy, to say the least.
Perhaps that is the thinking at Old Trafford at this moment in time, hence the track now being ‘cold’. Whether Liverpool take advantage of that, remains to be seen.
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