Liverpool’s pursuit of RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande has been ongoing for some time now.
Interest in the Ivory Coast international first emerged earlier this year, with Diomande expressing a desire to play at Anfield around the same time.
PSG have since joined the race for the forward, but it is now being suggested that Liverpool and Leipzig could meet in the middle when it comes to the player’s transfer fee.
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Liverpool could end up paying around €115m for Yan Diomande
Ben Jacobs has provided an update on the Merseyside outfit’s interest in Diomande this week when speaking to talkSPORT.
He explains that the Bundesliga side are asking for €130million, while Liverpool’s most recent offer is approaching €100million.
But he is optimistic that a deal can be struck for somewhere in between those figures.
Jacobs also mentions that Liverpool do have other winger targets they are looking at.
He said: “Liverpool’s latest offer is approaching 100 million euros. Leipzig are now saying they want 130 million euros. I think there’s a fair chance the parties meet halfway, and this deal gets done.
“But as you can imagine, there are other targets, including Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh, in case this deal, which is complicated and expensive, doesn’t come off.”
€115m is just shy of £100m, which is a huge fee to pay for any player.
Diomande has only really played at a high level in the Bundesliga previously, and as fans of the Premier League should be well aware, those who arrive from Germany don’t always excel in the English top-flight.
Some Liverpool fans think the winger’s price tag is too high, and it is hard to argue with that view.
Diomande scored 13 and assisted 10 in the Bundesliga last season. But it still feels like paying so much for a fairly unproven player is a gamble.
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