Yan Diomande will sign for Liverpool this summer if Paul Joyce report is on the money
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It seems inevitable that Yan Diomande will join Liverpool Football Club this summer.While Paul Joyce’s latest update did not explicitly state that this was a likely reality, the respected journalist did note that a winger ‘who can take on opponents on the outside would seem a must’.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYMore to the point, there is an acceptance that the upcoming summer transfer window will be ‘another important window’.Liverpool are ready to spend big again this summerIt seems to be the case that Liverpool won’t sanction the same kind of ludicrous spending that raised brows last year.“The squad contains young players who, in some cases, are not quite ready and older ones who have not bounced back from setbacks in the same way as when they were elite,” Joyce reported for The Times.“Clearly there has been a decline in some players that was not predicted.
“A winger who can take on opponents on the outside would seem a must and there is the question of whether Liverpool need more physicality. A problem that could at least be partly addressed by the arrival of Diomande, whom the club are continuing to monitor.Liverpool need a Yan Diomande-type signing this summerPerhaps it may not end up being Yan Diomande – due in no small part to RB Leipzig’s eye-watering €100m [£87.2m] demands – but we can’t avoid the fact that investment on the wings is a must.Cody Gakpo, while offering superb competition to Luis Diaz last term, is clearly not up to the task of being our starting option on the left.
Meanwhile, we’ve been given advance notice of Mo Salah’s intention to leave the club a year early.That leaves us in something of a pickle heading into the window, but it’s also an advantage to have this much clarity early on.If Liverpool are indeed after an aggressive winger who’s comfortable taking on an opponent, look no further than Anfield-linked Diomande. Yan Diomande dribbling stats Percentiles 4.18 successful dribbles 100th 58% dribble success rate 83rd * Yan Diomande’s stats per 90 in the 2025/26 Bundesliga season with RB Leipzig (Fotmob)We understand that the Ivorian would likely take up a significant chunk of any budget this summer, but we’re not so sure the Reds can afford to skimp out here on a position in dire need of investment.