Liverpool prepares €100M bid for RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande as Salah era winds down

Liverpool is preparing to write one of the biggest checks in Premier League history. The club is reportedly willing to pay close to €100 million to pry 19-year-old winger Yan Diomande away from RB Leipzig, a move that would signal just how seriously the club is planning for life after Mohamed Salah.

Leipzig isn’t interested in €100 million. The German club is reportedly seeking offers north of €130 million for a player who doesn’t have a release clause and is locked into a contract through June 2030.

The player behind the price tag

Diomande, an Ivorian winger born on November 14, 2006, has had the kind of breakout season that makes sporting directors lose sleep. During the 2025/26 Bundesliga campaign, he racked up 13 goals and 10 assists. He joined Leipzig from CD Leganes in July 2025. Less than a year later, his Transfermarkt valuation sits at €90 million, and the actual asking price appears to be well above that.

Why Liverpool, and why now

Mohamed Salah, who has defined the club’s attack for the better part of a decade, is set to leave at the end of the 2025/26 season. Liverpool has already made formal contact with Leipzig and submitted an initial bid that fell short of the German club’s valuation. The expected range for a revised offer sits somewhere between €100 million and €120 million, which still leaves a meaningful gap with Leipzig’s €130 million-plus asking price.

Paris Saint-Germain is reportedly monitoring the situation closely, and some reports suggest Diomande has expressed admiration for the French club. Reports indicate that Diomande has a preference for a move to England, and specifically to Liverpool.

What this means for the market

Prediction markets on platforms like Polymarket have been tracking this transfer saga, reflecting growing interest from crypto-native traders in sports outcomes as a speculative asset class.

The gap between Liverpool’s reported willingness to pay, roughly €100 million to €120 million, and Leipzig’s €130 million-plus demand is significant but not insurmountable. If Liverpool lands Diomande at any price in that range, it would represent one of the most expensive signings in the club’s history and one of the priciest transfers ever for a teenager.

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