'Extraordinary' Player is Now 'Really Keen' to Join Liverpool

Liverpool are still said to have every chance of landing one of their primary attacking targets this summer. The Reds are expected to spend big again this summer after a huge outlay last summer that ended up bringing little in the way of success.

Arne Slot has paid the price for that, and now Andoni Iraola will get his turn, and he too will be backed in the market. Víctor Muñoz has already been snapped up, and there will be more to come, even at the top of the pitch.

Liverpool need to replace Mo Salah this summer, and they seem to have one particular target they want to get over the line before the end of the window.

Liverpool move to sign Diomande still on track

RB Leipzig and Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande is one of Liverpool's main targets, and according to a fresh report, the Reds will 'step up' their interest in the near future, although there is some negotiating to be done before a deal can be struck.

The Daily Mail's Lewis Steele told the Anfield Index that Diomande is "really keen" to make the move to Anfield this summer and that Liverpool's efforts are likely to "step up in the next week or two." He added: "RB Leipzig are holding out for €130m (£112.1m) but Liverpool want it closer to €100m (86.3m), so they will have to shake hands somewhere in the middle."

Diomande an 'extraordinary' talent

Diomande has dazzled at this World Cup, but his club form already had clubs sniffing around before jetting off to North America. The 19-year-old scored 13 and provided 10 assists for Leipzig last season, which is tremendous production for such a young player.

Diomande's now former Leipzig boss, Ole Werner, said of the winger at the end of the season: "Yes, for him to do it so consistently. Last summer when we looked at him, watched videos to get an impression of him, we had an idea he was an excellent talent.

"The question then is always how quickly someone can perform like that consistently. And the consistency he’s shown has been extraordinary for his age, and the fact that it’s his first full year in professional football.

"Yan's a really important player for us, an excellent player who everyone here enjoys working with. And we’d like to continue working with him. It’s also clear there will be interest in a player like him, but that’s not something just down to the coach. If the coach could decide, then of course Yan would be playing here next year.

"It’s good he’s got a contract. I think he feels very comfortable here with us. And given we’ll be playing in the Champions League next season, he can continue to develop. The summer will show how things progress, but we’ll all be happy if he stays here."

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