Liverpool have already shown perfect response to Yan Diomande transfer snub

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SportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool appear to have been dismissed in their pursuit of Yan Diomande - but it isn't the first time the Reds have had to deal with a winger turning them downThe long-time pursuit of a winger dashed by the player ultimately deciding his future lies elsewhere.But Yan Diomande's preference for Paris Saint-Germain ahead of Liverpool is not a new transfer challenge for the Reds to now overcome.Indeed, one of the more celebrated snubs ended up paving the way for the capture of a player who turned out to become one of the greatest to ever play for the club - and the one the Reds are now striving to replace.It was back in 2017 when Brandt topped a shortlist of right-wingers as Jurgen Klopp looked to bolster an attack that already included Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho, only to opt to stay at Bayer Leverkusen.“I had that chance to take that next step to join Liverpool, but the time wasn’t right for me,” said Brandt later. “I was aware that they were also looking at Mo Salah at the time.

It’s a shame because I would have loved to play for Kloppo.”Salah, of course, was ultimately the player suggested by the recruitment team as the best available option, with Klopp agreeing the Egyptian, while not the initial plan, was very much a suitable signing."There is always a story that I wanted to sign Julian Brandt or someone like that," said Klopp earlier this year. Having eventually left Leverkusen in 2019 for Borussia Dortmund, the Germany international is now out of contract and is being linked with a belated Premier League move to Leeds United.And his transfer experience with Liverpool should act as a reminder to the Reds in the wake of their failed attempt to lure Yan Diomande to Anfield, the 19-year-old Ivory Coast winger instead preferring a move to double Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain.As with any transfer, the Reds will have alternative targets, with PSG winger Bradley Barcola among them.

Brighton's Yankuba Minteh, Said El Mala of Koln and Lille winger Matias Fernandez-Pardo are also on the list.There's no disguising missing out on Diomande represents a major blow, given the huge outlay Liverpool were willing to make on the teenager and his potential.But one door being closed leads to the opening of another - and Salah has shown what can happen in that instance. All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageChoose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FC