Real Madrid in negotiations to buy Leipzig’s Diomande, source reveals

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Real Madrid are in talks with RB Leipzig to buy Ivorian winger Yan Diomande, a source at the German club confirmed to AFP on Tuesday.

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The source said negotiations with the Spanish giants were ongoing but dismissed media reports an agreement had already been reached.

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Diomande, 19, is under contract until 2030 in Leipzig but has become one of European football’s hottest properties, particularly after starring for Ivory Coast at the World Cup.

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In June, a source at Paris Saint-Germain told AFP that the European champions were interested in signing Diomande. The French club later pulled out after reported concerns about the size of the transfer fee.

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Liverpool were also pursuing Diomande but reportedly had a bid rejected in June.

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Leipzig supervisory chairman Oliver Mintzlaff told Sky Germany in April that Diomande would not be for sale “regardless of the asking price”.

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German tabloid Bild reported on Monday that Leipzig could bank upwards of 120 million euros ($136 million) for the teenager.

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The Abidjan-born Diomande spent a few months in 2025 at Spanish club Leganes, then in La Liga, and made his debut against Real.

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He signed with Leipzig ahead of the 2025-26 season, where he scored 12 goals and laid on eight assists in the Bundesliga.

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AFP

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