"Go to Liverpool" - Former Reds player makes big transfer plea to "scary" £86m attacking star

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Former Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole has urged RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande to seal a move to Anfield instead of Paris Saint-Germain this summer. But speaking to the Liverpool Echo, Cole has told the £86m-rated Ivory Coast international to opt for Liverpool over the French giants this summer, saying it is a move that would be more rewarding for him: “There are a lot of top-level wingers in world football right now, but Diomande is as good as I’ve seen; he’s so explosive.

My advice to him as a young player is: don’t bother going to PSG. If that’s the case and he backs himself, I’ve got no problem with that; but if Liverpool still want him, go out and convince him because I think that would be the move that suits him best.” Liverpool or PSG: Who will Yan Diomande choose?

It goes without saying that Liverpool signing Diomande would feel huge this summer, with Ian Wright showing his admiration for him during the World Cup: “He’s lived up to the hype. He is also a main contributor for This Is Anfield, one of the world's biggest Reds-related sites, where he writes features and news, and covers matchday content.