Yan Diomande makes stance clear as £100m Liverpool transfer talks continue

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SportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool transfer target Yan Diomande insists his club future can wait while he is at the World Cup with Ivory CoastLiverpool transfer target Yan Diomande insists his club future can wait as Ivory Coast get set for their first-ever appearance at the knock-out stages of a World Cup.The Reds communicated their willingness to pay up to £86m for the RB Leipzig star last week. However, the Bundesliga side are reluctant to sell the 19-year-old winger and want to enter into talks with the player's representatives about a fresh contract.However, Diomande's agency, Roc Nation Sports, are understood to have been sounding out some of the biggest clubs in Europe for months about their plans regarding their client and, while European champions Paris Saint-Germain are also interested, it is thought that Liverpool's pursuit is the most advanced at present.Diomande set up two-goal hero Nicolas Pepe on Thursday night as the Elephants beat Curacao 2-0 to progress to the last-32 of the 2026 World Cup.And speaking after the game, the Reds' summer target was adamant he is not thinking about a potential summer switch just yet.He said: "Right now, I don't know.

I am not thinking about my future after the World Cup."I am trying to put all my energy into the World Cup and we will see what is going to happen after that. It's understood that talks remain ongoing between the Reds and Leipzig.Diomande's latest comments follow on from a suggestion earlier in the World Cup that he is leaving his agency to iron out the details regarding his future.In an interview given after Ivory Coat's 1-0 win over Ecuador on June 15, Diomande said: "A move to the Premier League?

I am an RB Leipzig player, but why not?"My agents will sort that out. As for me I am more focused on the World Cup, that's the most important thing."It doesn't happen all the time, it's only every four years, so I am making the most of it and for the rest, we'll see."It's thought that while Leipzig are reluctant to lose Diomande, who they signed last year from Leganes for around £17m, a fee of around £112m would tempt the German club into doing business.Speaking to Bild earlier this month, however, Leipzig's managing director Marcel Schafer said: "We don't have to say yes to any sum."Yan has no exit clause.