Liverpool transfer news: Yan Diomande update, PSG star 'offer', Denzel Dumfries deal

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We will be back first thing in the morning.3rd Jun22:18 BSTIbrahima Konate Real Madrid announcementIbrahima Konate will be unveiled as a Real Madrid player tomorrow.The Athletic is tonight reporting that Florentino Perez is expected to announce a deal that would see Konate become Real’s first signing of the summer on Thursday.The agreement would see the France international join as a free agent, with his contract at Liverpool expiring at the end of June.Ibrahima Konate looks set to join Real Madrid after leaving Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)3rd Jun21:22 BSTLiverpool 'keeping tabs' on Francisco TrincaoLiverpool are reportedly sitting top of the list keeping tabs on Francisco Trincao.That’s according to Record, via Sport Witness, who are reporting that Liverpool are specifically identified as the most interested side at this stage.The Sporting star is also being linked with a move to Borussia Dortmund.Francisco Trincao is said to be on Liverpool's radar(Image: Maciej Rogowski/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)3rd Jun19:44 BSTAndoni Iraola 'scheduled to travel to Merseyside tomorrow morning'According to journalist David Lynch, Andoni Iraola is scheduled to travel to Merseyside tomorrow morning to put the finishing touches to his move to Liverpool.As previously reported by the ECHO, the Spaniard is expected to sign a two-year contract with the Reds.Iraola has been the preferred candidate of the Anfield outfit after the decision was taken to sack Arne Slot barely 12 months after guiding Liverpool to a record-equalling 20th championship.Andoni Iraola is set to become Liverpool's next head coach(Image: AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images)3rd Jun19:07 BST'Bringing in Iraola was the best option'Danny Murphy believes Liverpool will be in a much better position next season under Andoni Iraola than they would have been under Arne Slot.Speaking to BBC Sport, he said: "I'm quite excited because after watching Bournemouth play, there's no reason to think he's not going to try and play the same way - in terms of being courageous and on the front foot and trying to press teams with high energy and play attacking football."When a fanbase becomes disillusioned with a manager and his style of play - and then start turning on him - you're delaying the inevitable. I do believe Liverpool are better placed now and that's not all down to Slot."Bringing in Iraola was the best option because the fans go into a new campaign with hope and excitement, rather than fear.

You do not want to start the season where the players are feeling the anxiety from the outset, and this was the best way for Liverpool to do it."Andoni Iraola during a Bournemouth training session.(Image: Robin Jones - AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images)3rd Jun17:26 BSTKonate bravely opens up on impact of Diogo Jota and his father's deathsIbrahima Konate has revealed how the tragic death of Diogo Jota and the loss of his father left him battling depression during the season with Liverpool.Konate will leave the Reds at the end of this month after five years at the club having failed to agree a new contract, and is instead expected to join Real Madrid on a free transfer.It proved a difficult final campaign for the 27-year-old - currently with France preparing for the World Cup - which started with the death of Jota last summer.Jota and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a car crash in Spain in July as the Portuguese forward was travelling back to Merseyside to begin pre-season training.And with Andy Robertson, who is also leaving on a free transfer, and Curtis Jones having recently spoken about Jota's death, Konate has provided a further insight on the devastating impact it had on the club."Even today it’s hard to believe," he said, speaking to France Inter radio station. "His locker was still there in the dressing room, and every day when I was going to training he was coming with us.Read the full story from Ian Doyle here.Ibrahima Konate and Diogo Jota during a Liverpool training session3rd Jun16:36 BSTVinicius Junior to Liverpool transfer prediction madeLouis Saha believes Vinicius Junior could end up at Liverpool if he leaves Real Madrid this summer.Speaking to Compare.bet, the former forward said: “All these issues at Real Madrid make me think that Vincius Junior could end up in the Premier League, I could see him at a club like Man Utd or Liverpool.“Of course those clubs would be attracted to a player like him, but with all the focus on the World Cup this might not be the right time for him to move.“He is an amazing player and I’d love to see him in the Premier League, but maybe it won’t be this summer.”Vinicius Jr only has a year or so left on his contract at Real Madrid(Image: Photo by Alex Pantling - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)3rd Jun15:24 BSTLiverpool 'working on' Kennet Eichhorn dealLiverpool are reportedly working on a deal to sign Hertha Berlin youngster Kennet Eichhorn.That’s according to Sport BILD, via Sport Witness, who are reporting that the Reds are already exploring the loan market, working out where they can send the 16-year-old this summer.It is also claimed in the report that Borussia Dortmund have decided to walk away from the battle for the highly rated youngster, who is available for €10m this summer.Kennet Eichhorn(Image: (Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images))3rd Jun14:53 BSTIraola warningFormer Liverpool star Emile Heskey has issued a warning to Andoni Iraola ahead of a potential appointment as the club's manager.Heskey said, speaking at the Panini pop-up shop in Selfridges:"Only time will tell because from what he's done, fantastic.

Different formations, always on the front foot, but that's at Bournemouth."When you've got teams sitting back against you, giving you no room, you've got to really be the one making it happen. So he's got to figure all that out but the reality is we've seen Spanish coaches come in and they've always got the right know-how and right tactics to change things and to make things better."3rd Jun13:47 BSTLiverpool star approvesGiorgi Mamardashvili has appeared to 'like' an Instagram post confirming that Andoni Iraola is set to become Liverpool's new head coach, reports Kieran Horn.The 43-year-old, who left Bournemouth at the end of the 2025/26 season, will replace Arne Slot in the Anfield dugout following dismissal last weekend.Iraola quickly emerged as the favourite to take the vacant Liverpool job while Sebastian Hoeness of Stuttgart and Lens head coach Pierre Sage were other candidates.3rd Jun12:35 BSTLiverpool win transfer battleLiverpool have agreed a deal with Joshua Abe for the academy starlet to commit his future to the club, reports Ian Doyle.Abe, 15, enjoyed a breakthrough season with the Reds' Under-18s and has agreed to become a first-year scholar with the club.The teenager will then be expected to sign a professional contract when he turns 17 in July next year, with Liverpool fending off interest from the likes of Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea.Joshua Abe of Liverpool(Image: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)3rd Jun11:10 BSTLiverpool departures expectedLiverpool coaches Sipke Hulshoff and Giovanni van Bronckhorst are set to follow Arne Slot out of the exit door, with Andoni Iraola close to being appointed at Anfield, reports Isaac Seelochan.The Reds dismissed their head coachon Saturday afterfinishing fifth in the Premier League this season.Arne Slot, Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Ruben Peeters have all left Liverpool(Image: Matt McNulty/Getty Images)3rd Jun09:59 BSTZabarnyi interestLiverpool reportedly have an interest in signing Paris Saint-Germain star Ilya Zabarnyi.According to DaveOCKOP, the Reds have been offered the chance to sign Zabarnyi, with Liverpool already said to have held initial talks about a deal.Zabarnyi only joined PSG last summer from Bournemouth and it remains to be seen if the Champions League winner would be open to letting the defender leave the club.3rd Jun09:02 BSTAndoni Iraola latestLiverpool are close to appointing Andoni Iroala as their new manager following the departure of Arne Slot.The ECHO has reported that a verbal agreement has been reached between Liverpool and Iraola, with the Reds making the 43-year-old their number one candidate for the job.It's also understood that Liverpool have offered Iroala a two-year deal to become the next Reds boss.Andoni Iraola is closing in on becoming Liverpool's next head coach.(Image: Getty Images)3rd Jun08:04 BSTDumfries dealLiverpool have been handed a blow to their hopes of signing Inter Milan star Denzel Dumfries.According to Fabrizio Romano, Dumfries has agreed a deal to jon Real Madrid this summer.The report claims that Madrid will pay the €20m (£17.3m) release clause in Dumfries contract to sign the defender.Liverpool have previously been credited with an interest in Dumfries, but the Netherlands international now appears set to move to Spain instead.3rd Jun07:51 BSTYan Diomande updateYan Diomande has reportedly approved a potential move to Paris Saint-Germain with Liverpool also mentioned as having an interest.Foot Mercato have reported that Diomande has given the green light to join PSG this summer, but is also tempted at the idea of moving to Anfield, as well.No agreement has been reached between Leipzig and PSG at this stage, and it remains to seen what Liverpool's chance of agreeing a deal could be.Liverpool have been heavily linked with a move for RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande.(Image: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)3rd Jun07:33 BSTWelcomeGreetings and welcome to the latest Liverpool transfer blog.We'll be here throughout the day to keep you updated on the latest Liverpool transfer news, rumours and gossp.Make sure you stay tuned!