Yan Diomande names four players he looks up to amid Liverpool transfer interest
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesLiverpool FCRB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande, who is rated at $117M or more, has named the four players he looks up to the most amid transfer interest from clubs including Liverpool and PSGRB Leipzig forward Yan Diomande.(Image: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Yan Diomande, who is thought to be a transfer target for both Liverpool and PSG this summer, has revealed the players that he models his game on after exploding at RB Leipzig this season.The 19-year-old Ivorian forward, who scored 13 goals and laid on 10 assists for his teammates in the campaign just gone, only moved to Germany in 2025. Leipzig saw an opportunity to bring in the teenager and would be looking for around five times the fee that it committed to sell him 12 months later.Various reports suggest that Diomande's price tag will be $117 million (£85 million) or more.
He was playing for the Spanish team Leganes prior to that."My idol before was Cristiano Ronaldo and I also like R9, but I am looking at a lot of players like Vini and [Kylian] Mbappe," Diomande told Sky Sports this week."I am trying to look at players who play the same position as me to try to take the good things and reproduce them on the pitch."Even before Liverpool fired Arne Slot and moved to appoint Andoni Iraola as head coach, it was clear that the Reds needed to invest in some more pace and quality in wide areas this summer.Yan Diomande is a primary target for Liverpool this summer(Image: Getty Images)Asked where he saw himself in five years, Diomande said: "I am not going to say something crazy... But I want to go slowly, step by step, to reach what I want to do."Earlier this season, Diomande said that his father's "dream" was to see him play for Liverpool.But with Bradley Barcola potentially wanting to leave PSG in search of more regular game time, the Champions League winners have also been put forward as a possible landing spot for the player.Leipzig would ideally keep Diomande for another year at least.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign.However, there is an acceptance from the German side that it will be impossible to keep him beyond that if he has another season like his debut campaign.Liverpool.com says: Diomande looks to be heading to the top and the Reds need speed and goals on the flanks. Whether that is Diomande or someone else, it has to be a transfer priority for Liverpool.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCTransfers