Liverpool eyes £86m Diomande deal, faces £100m+ Bouaddi price

Liverpool have indicated they are ready to offer around £86 million for RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande, a figure below Leipzig’s reported £112 million asking price. Former Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole urged Diomande to choose Liverpool over Paris Saint‑Germain, saying the Reds “need you”. At the same time, Lille president Olivier Letang warned that midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi could command a fee exceeding £100 million, citing recent £116 million and £100 million transfers of Elliot Anderson and Sandro Tonali as benchmarks. Bouaddi’s World Cup performances for Morocco have attracted interest from Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Bayern Munich, but Letang said “many clubs are interested, but very few can afford him right now.” Liverpool’s new head coach Andoni Iraola, who has already signed Victor Munoz, is navigating a busy summer that also saw the departures of Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konaté, while contract talks continue with captain Virgil van Dijk.