Liverpool news and transfers LIVE: RB Leipzig's true stance on Yan Diomande, Ayyoub Bouaddi plan
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Liverpool FC NewsTransfer NewsLiverpool FCLIVEUpdated 3 mins agoLiverpool news and transfers live as all eight of the Reds' players that are competing at the World Cup make it into the last 32, and Yan Diomande links continueYan Diomande continues to be linked with Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)All eight Liverpool players who are participating at this summer's World Cup will be involved in the knockout stage following the Netherlands' win over Tunisia.Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch and Cody Gakpo all started in the 3-1 win, which moved the Netherlands on to seven points and secured top spot in Group F.Japan (Wataru Endo), Argentina (Alexis Mac Allister), Brazil (Alisson), Sweden (Alexander Isak) and Germany (Florian Wirtz) have also all made it through to the last 32.In transfer news, Liverpool continues to be linked with a move for RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande, who will also be involved in the knockout stage after Ivory Coast's 2-0 win over Curacao.Follow the latest updates in our live blog below.Today09:53 BSTLeipzig's true stance on DiomandeRB Leipzig's internal stance on the prospect of selling Yan Diomande this summer is reported to be different to the public message that the club is sending out.The Bundesliga outfit publicly maintains that Diomande is not for sale this summer, but the Daily Mail says that there is an acceptance within the club that he will be sold ahead of the 2026-27 season.Liverpool is leading the race to sign the 19-year-old, with Paris Saint-Germain also competing to land the highly rated youngster.(Image: Getty Images)Today09:53 BSTWhat Netherlands progression meansThe Netherlands' progression to the last 32 of the World Cup means that Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch will not return to Liverpool for pre-season until late July at the earliest.Ronald Koeman's side was on four points after the first two games, effectively sealing its place in the knockout stage of the World Cup, but the 3-1 win over Tunisia guaranteed it.The Netherlands are next in action on June 30 at 2am BST (June 29 at 9pm ET/6pm PT), when it faces Morocco in the last 32.That will be a tricky test for Van Dijk and his compatriots, as Morocco also finished the group stage with seven points, having only finished behind Brazil in Group C on goal difference.If the Netherlands loses to Morocco, Van Dijk, Gravenberch and Gakpo would then go off on vacation and be unlikely to link up with the teammates until midway through the club's pre-season tour of the United States.Liverpool's players who were not called up to play for their countries in the World Cup are due back for the start of pre-season training at the AXA Training Center around Monday, July 13.Today09:53 BSTWelcomeHello and welcome to today's Liverpool live blog.