Yan Diomande dismisses comparisons to Chelsea legend amid Liverpool transfer links

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Yan Diomande has dismissed comparisons to a Chelsea legend amid Liverpool's transfer interest in the $100M-plus rated RB Leipzig winger, who could star at the World CupYan Diomande of RB Leipzig and Ivory Coast.(Image: Daniela Porcelli/Getty Images)RB Leipzig forward Yan Diomande looks set to be Ivory Coast's next big star — but he says that is where the similarities with Chelsea legend Didier Drogba stop.Diomande has attracted interest from a variety of major European clubs heading into the summer, with Liverpool and Champions League winners PSG among them. I have my own, well, my own view of football," he said when asked about comparisons to Drogba."I don’t model myself after anyone...

Drogba is a good player, but he is not the player I model myself after because we have a different way of playing, so... I wouldn’t say Drogba, but he is a great legend, yes.Diomande lit up this season's Bundesliga with his direct running.

But Diomande appears to have all the attributes needed to thrive in England.He has electric pace and a dribbling ability that drags his team up the pitch, as well as a clinical side in the final third."I think everyone somehow sees me as a star, but I don’t see myself as a star," he said.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. That’s why I try to fight every day to improve myself in everything, on and off the field."Liverpool.com says: Diomande is a winger, not a central striker, so he is nothing like Drogba, really.