It was good to see Mo Salah back on the pitch for Liverpool this week. It was extra good to see Liverpool’s biggest star standing the whole game. The Reds won 0-3 against Marseille, although there was no scoring or assist this time from the Egyptian winger, the most important thing was that he and Slot have solved the tangle. Still, what happens in the summer transfer window is not good to know, the only sure thing is that Liverpool are working on the long-term replacement for Salah anyway.
19 years young, 16 Bundesliga games with 6 goals and 3 assists. A player in the starting pit, you say? Not when he is considered the “greatest talent since Erling Haaland” at Red Bull. Global Head of Soccer, Jürgen Klopp, and the RB gang will make sure they are not left with “change” on sale, this time (RB Salzburg made twenty-something million euros on Haaland).
Liverpool are in pole position to sign Yan Diomande, the player who himself has stated that he dreams of wearing the Liverpool shirt at Anfield, At the beginning of December, the English media reported that Liverpool were following Diomande’s development closely, within a few months the teenager has played his way into one of the most sought-after wingers on the transfer market in 2026. It is reported that big clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Tottenham are also following the Ivorian super talent closely.
According to English Caughtoffside’s sources , Liverpool are in pole position. Diomande is said to be the top candidate to be the long-term replacement of superstar Salah on the right wing, the perfect type of player for Liverpool’s system. Liverpool are expected to make a formal approach to RB Leipzig in the coming months.
But what do Liverpool have to come up with, for a teenager who has tested himself for one season in the Bundesliga, before that 10 games for Leganes in La Liga? German Sky Sports now reports RB Leipzig have set their price tag. It is at a gigantic 100 million euros.
Liverpool have pulled out well over that amount for Wirtz and Isak, but this is a teenager who with less than 50 games at the top level. Not exactly a “buddy award”, Jürgen.
