Liverpool transfer news amid Yan Diomande agreement as $134M defender 'monitored'

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Liverpool transfer news as the Reds push for a 'quick agreement' for Yan Diomande, while a potential replacement for Ibrahima Konate is reportedly being monitoredYan Diomande is a primary target for Liverpool this summer(Image: Getty Images)Liverpool may have just been handed even more work to do in the summer transfer window after a dramatic end to the first week of the off-season.News of Ibrahima Konate’s impending exit comes as a major blow for the Reds, especially after he appeared to be closing in on a new deal just a month ago.Now, Arne Slot and Richard Hughes will have to decide whether they stick or twist with their defense this summer, with plenty of other areas in need of some fresh blood, and some big transfers potentially in the pipeline over the next few months.Here is the Liverpool.com verdict on the transfer gossip to emerge around the Reds today.Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig)Liverpool is pushing for a quick agreement with Yan Diomande, according to Sky Germany's Florian Plettenberg.The 19-year-old is one of the Reds' primary targets this summer, although they look as though they will face competition for his signature, with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City also claimed to have held talks.There is still no agreement with any club at this stage though, and Plettenberg adds that RB Leipzig still wants to extend Diomande's contract and improve his salary.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign.Liverpool.com says: It certainly makes a lot of sense for Liverpool to get in early with Diomande and beat PSG and City to the punch, not to mention getting a deal done before Leipzig can tie him down to a new deal and potentially raise his asking price, as well as his salary.After the Konate news, Liverpool could really do with a win at the moment.

Getting Diomande over the line before the World Cup would be perfect, although it would have to act very quickly to get that done.Micky van de Ven (Tottenham)Liverpool is monitoring Micky van de Ven's situation closely as the club weighs up whether to make a bid for the defender, according to SportsBoom.With Konate leaving this summer, a new center-back could become a priority for Liverpool, and Van de Ven has been linked with a move to Anfield for some time.Micky Van de Ven has been linked with a move to Liverpool.(Image: Getty Images)This latest report suggests that Liverpool is hoping the lure of the Champions League may tempt the Netherlands international, although previous claims have suggested he could cost up to $134 million.Liverpool.com says: Liverpool needs to add another center-back with Konate leaving. As highly rated as Jeremy Jacquet and Giovanni Leoni, it would be putting too much pressure on them to throw them in at the deep end next season.There has obviously been some interest in Van de Ven for a while, going back to his days at Wolfsburg.

Given his price tag and his injury record though, Liverpool is probably better off looking elsewhere.