According to David Ornstein, Real Madrid have reached personal terms with Ivorian and RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande.
The 19 years has had a lot of offers from Liverpool who had their bid £69 million upfront, plus £17.3 million in add-ons, taking the total potential value to about £86.3 million (€100 million). RB Leipzig rejected that offer because they value the 19-year-old winger at around €130 million (£112 million).
According to Ornstein, the Ivorian had his first bid of €120m total package from the Los Blancos rejected by RB Leipzig but teams are possibly will agree on the deal:
“Real Madrid expected to sign Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig. 1st bid was rejected ~10 days ago, 2nd (€100m fixed, €120m package) set to be rejected but agreement likely soon. #PSG out; 19yo returns to #RBLeipzig on Mon with wish to Real Madrid
David said, Diamonde has already agreed years years personal deal with Real Madrid:
“The Ivorian talent has already agreed personal terms on a five-year contract, with only the final details of the transfer left to be completed.”
The Athletic journalist further revealed that PSG had backed of the deal, despite earlier interest because they could match RB Leipzig demand:
Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain have formally withdrawn from the race, deciding against matching Leipzig’s valuation and the player’s salary demands, insisting they will not compromise their financial discipline. ”
Yan Diomande is widely regarded as one of Europe’s brightest young talents. Since making his senior breakthrough, he has played for CD Leganes and RB Leipzig where he made 46 senior appearances, scoring 15 goals and providing 11 assists for RB Leipzig and CD Leganes.
