Liverpool latest: Club release new arrival statement and Yan Diomande transfer 'update' emerges
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Today's Liverpool news centres around RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande while the Reds release statementWith Sunday evening marking the final game of the World Cup, the summer transfer gridlock that has stalled business for Liverpool and several other clubs is finally expected to break. Iraola has officially confirmed a new signing for the club, while in other developments, a familiar name long linked with a move to Anfield, Yan Diomande, currently finds himself at the centre of a dramatic transfer U-turn.Liverpool confirm new arrivalAlejandro Rosalen has been announced as Liverpool's new first-team goalkeeping coach following the exit of Xavi Valero.
The Spaniard has arrived at the Reds after five years with Napoli, during which he contributed to two Serie A title triumphs, in 2022/23 and 2024/25.In an official statement published on the club's website confirming the appointment, Liverpool said: "Alejandro Rosalen has been appointed as Liverpool's new first-team goalkeeping coach. The 49-year-old Spaniard joins Andoni Iraola's backroom staff, replacing Xavi Valero, who has now departed the Reds after a second spell with the club in 2025-26."Rosalen arrives on Merseyside with a wealth of experience as a goalkeeper coach.
Rosalen's coaching career had begun in Valencia's academy, where he stayed for eight years."Valero informed Liverpool before the close of last season that he wanted to move on, just 12 months after re-joining the club from West Ham. Following stints at Inter, Chelsea, Napoli and Real Madrid, he spent seven years at the Hammers before being brought in by Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes last summer.Diomande transfer 'update'Long-standing Liverpool target Yan Diomande was reportedly said to have agreed personal terms with Paris Saint-Germain as far back as June.Crucially, however, no agreement has yet been reached between PSG and the player's current club, RB Leipzig, with the German outfit still hopeful of retaining the teenager.Despite making it abundantly clear to Leipzig that they could meet his reported £86.8million asking price, the Bundesliga club refused to budge.Fabrizio Romano has since claimed that a number of rival clubs are still attempting to hijack the deal and lure Diomande away from PSG, which could prompt the player to reconsider his decision to join the Ligue 1 side.