Exclusive: Arsenal and Liverpool are closely watching RB Leipzig talent Yan Diomande, but they're not alone

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TBR Football understands that several Premier League clubs are paying close attention to RB Leipzig’s winger Yan Diomande.Diomande only joined Leipzig in the summer, but he is already generating huge amounts of interest, and Jurgen Klopp believes they have secured one of the best young wing talents in the world.The 18-year-old is already making big strides in the Bundesliga, having produced three goals and three assists in ten matches for Ole Werner’s side.The Ivorian youth international was the Player of the Match in the weekend’s 3-1 win over Stuttgart, as he scored the second, and he did so in front of a host of scouts.Just two years ago, Diomande was playing high-school football in the United States and only moved to Europe in January with Spanish side Leganes.Photo by Marcel Engelbrecht – firo sportphoto/Getty ImagesRB Leipzig moved quickly to snap him up last summer, paying his £17.6m release clause to bring him to Germany.The winger signed a five-year deal at Leipzig and does not have a release clause, but it is believed he could soon be heading for a new contract if his form continues.Exclusive: Arsenal and Tottenham have been watching Yan DiomandeLeipzig are aware of the clubs watching Yan Diomande’s progress, with sources telling TBR Football’s chief correspondent, Graeme Bailey, the list includes Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.The six major Premier League clubs are all believed to have watched the teenager on multiple occasions, with Leipzig hugely excited by his talent.Meanwhile, across Europe, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have all been alerted to his form.Speaking about the winger’s situation, Bailey told TBR Football: “Despite Ole Werner having summer signing Johan Bakayoko and Norwegian star Antonio Nusa at his disposal, Diomande is the one everyone is talking about and looking at.“He really is special, I am told Red Bull think he could be their greatest prospect since Erling Haaland. Leipzig say there is no release clause, and already he is being talked about in the £88 million category.“From what I am hearing from scouts and clubs, there is not a player currently in Europe who has clubs more excited.

Could he have a third club in 18 months, come next summer? It’s not beyond the realms of possibility.”Yan Diomande is becoming one of Europe’s most fascinating talentsDiomande is quickly becoming one of the most fascinating talents in Europe, having been playing professional football since January.CompAppsGoalsAssistsBundesliga923DFB Cup110Total1033Yan Diomande’s 2025/26 season stats (Transfermarkt)But even at this early stage, many major clubs are on his trail, and his transfer value is already through the roof.Given his age, a move away in the near future feels somewhat premature, but Leipzig look primed to make a quick profit should they opt to sell him.