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This is not the same player 😭 Photo Credit: Getty Images/Photo Agency/Michael Driver/MI News/NurPhoto Liverpool fans do not think Diomande is worth the moneyDiomande did well on his World Cup debut last week and there were flashes of some good stuff during the Germany defeat.However, when asked across Rousing The Kop‘s social media pages whether the 19-year-old is worth paying such a huge fee for, fans were unanimously in agreement that it could be a mistake from Liverpool.“He looks decent but I’m not sure if he worth over 100m they are asking for,” said one supporter on RTK‘s X page. I miss Sadio Mane”READ MORE: Daniel Sturridge says he’s excited by what Alexander Isak is doing at the World Cup despite Sweden thumpingPhoto by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images“He’s quick, confident, not scared to take on opponents but I don’t see it and for that price.
60m player at best,” someone else argued, while another claimed: “he’s a 65 million player based on potential and his current ability. poor game tonight.”“Never worth that amount. £50m at most,” was another fan’s view. Credit: MAURICE VAN STEEN/ANP/Getty Images Some supporters stick up for DiomandeWhile the vast, vast majority of replies to RTK‘s question insisted that Diomande had shown that he is not worth the money currently being asked for, there some voices of support for the Ivorian.“Hes a really good player finding spaces his pass was the reason they scored and has bags of potential.” one fans said.
“Just because he doesn’t pull off a 10/10 performances week in / out doesn’t mean he isn’t worth it.”“Thing is you’re not paying 100m for the player he is now,” another argued. “You’re paying 100m for what you believe he will be in 3 years time.”“We’re judging him on one game, where he played on the opposite wing to where he normally plays, are we??” questioned another, potentially fairly.But while there were some willing to stick up for Diomande in the 100s of comments we received, the overwhelming verdict was that this is looking like an even bigger gamble from Liverpool than initially thought.
