Are Liverpool paying €130m for winger after €100m bid rejected?

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Liverpool transfer news: The Reds plot audacious player-plus-cash swap deal for Leipzig starlet Liverpool transfer news: Anfield officials have drastically accelerated their summer recruitment plans. Leipzig are holding out for a premium fee of €130m for the 19-year-old Ivorian international winger.

Rumours indicate Liverpool will include Dutch forward Cody Gakpo as a makeweight to lower the premium cash figure demanded by the German hierarchy. Diomande behaves like an absolute monster on the right flank, mirroring the elite ball-carrying and box-penetration traits that Liverpool desperately require.

At just 19, the explosive Ivorian has already bagged 13 goals in his debut Bundesliga season for Leipzig, operating as an elite right winger. Meanwhile, the 27-year-old Gakpo has functioned primarily as a rotational starter, acting as a tactical facilitator from the left or centre.