'They love the player': Bayern Munich have opened the door for Liverpool to sign rapid £86m forward - journalist

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Bayern Munich are one of the sides who have been looking at Yan Diomande, along with Liverpool.Diomande is garnering interest amid his impressive 2025/26 campaign at RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.But the Liverpool target’s price-tag is thought to be around £86m, and that has put the German champions off making a move, Christian Falk has said. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Catherine Ivill/AMA Bayern Munich out of Yan Diomande raceSpeaking to CF Bayern Insider, Falk claimed that Diomande is ‘off the list’ not because Bayern don’t rate him, but rather because ‘he’s too good and too expensive’.He said: “He obviously has so much quality and is playing very well in the Bundesliga this term.

So, he’s not off the list because he’s a poor player, but rather because he’s too good and too expensive! He’s too expensive.” Discuss: Diomande has already proven he’s the BEST replacement for Mo Salah!

Diomande, Doue, Williams and Barcola have been named as potential options…Credit: Boris Streubel/Maciej Rogowski/Eurasia Sport Images/David Ramos/Jean Catuffe/Getty Images Liverpool summer transfer plans suggest winger will be priorityIt remains to be seen if a move for Diomande will be made in the 2026 summer transfer window, but all the signs are pointing towards attacking reinforcements arriving at Anfield later this year.David Ornstein and Fabrizio Romano have both suggested in the last week that Liverpool will sign a winger.Romano said: “I see Liverpool going for important wingers, yes I do.“But when it’s about Olise, my understanding is that Bayern are playing down all the reports because they see him staying. They don’t want him to go.”Ornstein stated: “I expect a wide attacker to be signed, like a winger.“They were in for Semenyo previously, he didn’t come to them but I think that’s what they’re in the market for.”So, with Michael Olise probably not happening, as Romano hinted, a move for Diomande would make a lot of sense.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox