Liverpool's reported package for Yan Diomande is approaching 100m euros, or £86m, and that is the sharpest figure in a transfer bulletin already loaded with wide-forward interest. The RB Leipzig winger is 19, and Liverpool are also said to be pursuing a central midfielder, centre-back and right-back after triggering Victor Munoz's 40m euro (£34.5m) release clause.

Why Liverpool's interest stands out

The BBC Sport gossip roundup says Liverpool are ready to offer a package approaching 100m euros (£86m) for the Ivory Coast winger. That is a serious number for a player with limited sample size in the material here, but the reaction is easy to understand when you look at what has been reported about his recent form.

Diomande's latest five-match sample includes a 7.2 rating in his most recent outing, and he played 50 minutes in that game. Those numbers do not make the case on their own, but they do fit the profile of a club paying for upside as much as output.

RB Leipzig finished third in the Bundesliga with 65 points, so Liverpool are not fishing in a side that finished poorly. They are chasing a winger from a club that still had enough quality to finish in the top three, which helps explain why the price is so steep.

Arsenal are active in a different way

Arsenal are in the same gossip round-up for a different set of reasons. Their opening bid for Jeremy Monga was rejected by Leicester, and they are also preparing a bid for Bradley Barcola, the 23-year-old Paris Saint Germain winger.

Barcola brings a more immediate attacking case. He has a 7.9 rating in his most recent match and scored in that outing, even though he played only 19 minutes. Paris Saint Germain finished first in Ligue 1 with 76 points, so Arsenal are looking at a player from a title-winning side rather than a squad option.

The wider picture is clear enough. Liverpool's £86m Diomande chase is the biggest single number, but Arsenal's activity shows the same trend in another part of the market, clubs paying close attention to wide attackers who can move the needle quickly. The market has not settled, and Liverpool's next move will be watched just as closely as Arsenal's latest bid.

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