Rio Ferdinand reveals Liverpool transfer news he is 'hearing' about Yan Diomande

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Rio Ferdinand has now shared the information he's getting on the transfer.Rio Ferdinand has revealed what he's been hearing about Yan Diomande's possible transfer to Liverpool. As well as tipping Diomande for a World Cup breakthrough, the former Manchester United player reluctantly conceded that the winger seems bound for Anfield."I keep hearing he's gonna go Liverpool though, innit," Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel, Rio Ferdinand Presents.

"That's what I keep hearing, unfortunately."Whether Ferdinand is privy to any special information on Liverpool's inner transfer workings is up for debate, to put it politely. On the other hand, with Man United also linked with Diomande, it's not impossible the Old Trafford great could have some kind of inside track.Perhaps more salient is the glowing manner in which Ferdinand talks about Diomande.

Diomande has actually been compared to the former Liverpool man, and could inject some of that same urgency and quality.Whether he can really win Young Player of the Tournament at the World Cup is doubtful. His chances of victory are swelled by the fact that France will probably progress further than Cote D'Ivoire (although Diomande's side did actually prevail 2-1 over Didier Deschamps' men in a pre tournament friendly).But Liverpool will be satisfied as long as one of Ferdinand's two predictions comes true.