Liverpool’s hopes of pre-World Cup deal for Yan Diomande begin to fade as delay is explained

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Liverpool are waiting for Yan Diomande to communicate his intentions to RB Leipzig as they continue in discussions over a big summer move.The Reds had been moving quickly to try and head off interest from Paris Saint-Germain and tie up a transfer before this summer’s World Cup.However, with the tournament now only three days away, journalist Ben Jacobs has explained that Leipzig are still waiting for an answer from Diomande on whether he wants to leave, making it potentially difficult for Liverpool to get things over the line before Thursday’s big kick-off. Who would you rather see at Liverpool next season, Diomande or Barcola? 🤔 One of the most exciting teens in Europe vs a Champions League winner… Photo by Oliver Kaelke/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images RB Leipzig still awaiting Yan Diomande communicationReports claimed that Liverpool made contact with Leipzig over Diomande back on Thursday, with suggestions that a move could happen quickly, before the World Cup’s June 11th start date.According to Jacobs, though, those talks have not moved forwards significantly, largely owing to the fact that Leipzig are waiting for an answer from Diomande over whether he wants to leave or sign a new contract, before they negotiate a fee with Liverpool or PSG.“Yan Diomande, Liverpool are trying,” Jacobs told TalkSPORT.

“This is going to be fascinating to see whether we get any progress now and somebody tries to make a quick move, or if the World Cup kind of stagnates this.”Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Darwin Nunez wants to rejoin Liverpool and could arrive as a free agent“Leipzig are open, and have a good relationship with Liverpool, to speaking, but it’s more about they don’t have an answer from Diomande yet about whether he’s going to stay or go. “Liverpool, PSG – and Leipzig are trying to get the player to sign a new deal.

“Until he communicates to Leipzig if he will or won’t, that’s not going to alter the number, which is extremely high, in excess of 100 million Euros, because obviously Leipzig don’t want to give any encouragement with a potentially lower number until Diomande makes it crystal clear whether or not he’s prepared to sign a new deal, end speculation and stay until summer 2027. “But Liverpool are trying, they have made some progress on the player side.