Liverpool transfer round-up: Yan Diomande, Jan Paul van Hecke and €20m wonderkid battle

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Liverpool’s summer plans are starting to take shape, with moves for a wide player, a centre-back, and two teenage forwards all developing in different ways.Yan Diomande contact has been made as the Reds search for Mohamed Salah’s successor, while Jan Paul van Hecke could become a target if Liverpool decide to join Tottenham in the race.Elsewhere, Kennet Eichhorn is drawing interest from Germany, and Eli Junior Kroupi may already have a preferred destination if he leaves Bournemouth. You can only pick ONE player for Liverpool to sign this summer, who is it?

Who should Richard Hughes be targeting above all… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Robin Jones Liverpool and PSG are both pushing hard for Diomande, but Manchester United appear to be falling behind. Ben Jacobs has suggested United are unlikely to pay €100m, while Liverpool can offer the RB Leipzig winger a clear role on the right as Salah’s replacement.That pitch now has more weight after David Ornstein reported that Liverpool have made contact with Leipzig and are in a strong position.

That has scared off some clubs, but Liverpool appear serious in the Eichhorn transfer battle.Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesEli Junior Kroupi prefers PSGKroupi is another exciting forward on Liverpool’s radar, but PSG may again have the emotional edge. The Bournemouth attacker scored 13 league goals last season and is already valued at around €100m after a huge breakthrough year.Andoni Iraola gives Liverpool a connection, having worked with Kroupi at Bournemouth, but reports in France suggest PSG are the teenager’s dream club.