Liverpool begin talks to sign £112m Man City target as Andoni Iraola’s first transfer

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Liverpool have begun talks to sign Yan Diomande (NurPhoto/Shutterstock) Liverpool have opened talks with RB Leipzig over a deal to sign Yan Diomande, according to reports. Liverpool have made the signing of a new right winger one of their top priorities following Mohamed Salah’s departure at the end of last season.

Speaking this week, RB Leipzig’s managing director for sport, Marcel Schafer, insisted the German club remain in a strong position over Diomande’s future as the winger still has four years remaining on his contract and does not have a release clause. ‘We don’t have to accept any offer,’ Schafer told Sport Bild. ‘Yan has no release clause. We want to keep Yan Diomande, and he himself also sees his future at Leipzig for the time being. ‘I would question the work of top clubs if they weren’t monitoring Yan Diomande.

He showed in his first Bundesliga season that he is not a one-season wonder, but a player with the potential for significantly more goals and assists. That’s why we are in close contact with his agency.’ Andoni Iraola (left) was at Liverpool’s training ground on Thursday (PA Wire) Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday ahead of Ivory Coast’s World Cup warm-up friendly against France, Diomande made it clear that he would welcome the chance to join PSG this summer. ‘Paris Saint-Germain is a team I’ve loved since I was little,’ Diomande said. ‘My father is a Paris Saint-Germain supporter, it’s a team I admire as a football fan.’ Meanwhile, Andoni Iraola was at Liverpool’s training ground in Merseyside on Thursday to finalise his move to Anfield.