Yan Diomande has not shifted from his preference for Paris Saint Germain, even after late approaches from Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. PSG are now pushing the deal forward, with talks moving on fee and image-rights details rather than on whether the winger wants Paris.

PSG's pull on Diomande

Diomande has made his attachment to PSG plain enough. In comments to Metro, he said: "Paris Saint-Germain is a team I've loved since I was little. My father is a Paris Saint-Germain supporter, it's a team I admire as a football fan."

That preference has held even as Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City made fresh approaches to his camp over the past week and were told nothing had changed. PSG finished first in Ligue 1, and that still matters in a race where the player’s own view is the first part of the deal.

PSG are prepared to pay around €110million (£93.5m, $126m) to get it over the line. RB Leipzig can still negotiate from a strong position, but the French club are already working through the remaining image-rights discussions after Diomande's recent change of representation.

The wider market chase is easy to explain. Diomande posted 23 goal contributions in his breakthrough campaign in Germany, and that sort of output tends to draw late noise from big clubs.

Liverpool and the price pressure

Liverpool's interest is the most obvious of the late outside pushes. Their official €100m offer was rejected, and they are coming at this with a clear need on the right side after Mohamed Salah departed when the final year of his contract was ripped up. Liverpool finished fifth in the Premier League, which only adds to the sense that they are still shopping for attacking quality.

The fee talk is messy. Reports have differed on the make-up of Liverpool's bid, so the safe read is simply that Leipzig turned down a huge offer and PSG are now close with a package around €110million.

That leaves the race in PSG's hands. Diomande still wants Paris, Leipzig are talking terms, and the only real hold-up now is whether the remaining fee and image-rights details are fully settled.

Written by Sam Whitfield with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 5 outlets. How we work →