Liverpool makes significant progress on Yan Diomande transfer

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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesTransfersLiverpool apparently wants to sign Yan Diomande to replace Mohamed Salah, and the Reds are reportedly growing more and more confident about their chances of getting a deal over the lineYan Diomande of RB Leipzig and Ivory Coast(Image: 2026 FIFA)Liverpool has reportedly made progress on a deal to sign Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig this summer.Diomande has emerged as Liverpool 's primary target to replace Mohamed Salah, who left Liverpool at the end of the season after a glittering nine-year career at Anfield.Journalist Ben Jacobs reports that there is growing optimism within Liverpool that Diomande would be open to moving to Merseyside.Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain are the clubs that are being most heavily linked with a move for Diomande, but the two clubs may have to wait until after the World Cup to resume their battle for the RB Leipzig winger, as Diomande reportedly wanted his future resolved before the competition starts on Thursday.Diomande seemingly dealt a blow to the Reds' chances of signing him last week, after declaring that he has "loved" Paris Saint-Germain since he was a child and added that it would be a "pleasure" for him to join the club.Diomande said: "Paris Saint-Germain is a team I’ve loved since I was a child. My father supports Paris Saint-Germain, and it’s a team I admire as a football fan."It would be a pleasure for me to come and play at Paris with one of the biggest clubs...

After that, the clubs will sort things out between themselves and then we’ll see what happens next.”However, despite those comments, Liverpool seems to be leading the race to sign him.Interestingly, Diomande previously said that his father was a Liverpool fan."I want to play at Anfield, I want to play for Liverpool," Diomande said earlier this year. "I’m a big fan of Liverpool.

I’m a big fan of Liverpool because my father’s dream is to see me play at Anfield. So that’s my dream."You know, to fulfil my father’s dream is a dream for me too.”Diomande later slightly rowed back on those comments about his steadfast desire to play for Liverpool, although he did maintain that it was his dad's dream for him to play at Anfield.Diomande registered 13 goals and 10 assists in all competitions for Leipzig this season after joining the Bundesliga club from Leganes last summer.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCTransfers