The young striker ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐, left Leganรฉs last summer after Leipzig paid only 20% of his market value
While Real Madrid has been consistently linked withย Michael Oliseย , the club has already addressed the rumors,ย denying that they have contacted the playerย to discuss a possible signing this summer. The Frenchman is one of the many footballers shining in Europe, and he still has a long World Cup ahead of him to further enhance his status, but he is not the only one.ย Yanย Diomandeย , who shook up the Spanish transfer market last year, is another star whose role has increased after playing this season in the Bundesliga, specifically for RB Leipzigย . His high level of performance in Germany has even led to him being ‘recommended’ to Real Madrid.ย
In an interview with ‘El Mundo’, Borja Jimรฉnez, who coached the Ivorian striker for a few months last year at Leganรฉs, detailed his impressions of Diomande, who flew to Germany shortly after arriving in southern Madrid for a transfer fee of โฌ20 million. This represents 20% of the โฌ100 million the player could now be worth, although this amount has already been rejected by RB Leipzig in response to an offer from Liverpool. Nevertheless, his market value is โฌ90 million, according to Transfermarkt. “The president of Leganรฉs, Jeff Luhnow, told me, after the signing, that we had the new Messi, and he wasn’t far off the mark,” admitted the former Leganรฉs coach, who is now at Sporting Gijรณn .
Jimรฉnez recalled his first impressions of Diomande. โIt was a video of him playing for a team in Africaโฆ And he was doing incredible things. Yan had trials with several teams, and we managed to recruit him thanks to an academy we had in the United States; he had spent a few months there at school,โ explained the coach, who then offered some free advice to Florentino Pรฉrez, who is looking for a ‘Galรกctico’ for the project that Josรฉ Mourinho will lead. โIf I were Real Madrid, I would definitely sign him. Absolutely. I want him to come to Spain; I want him close by,โ the man from รvila declared.
Diomande, for Vinicius?
Capable of playing on the left, but also on the right, Diomande could be on Real Madrid’s radar. The club has yet to renew Vinicius Junior’s contract, which expires in 2027, but from January of the following year, they will be free to negotiate with any club they deem appropriate. The Ivorian, who has been endorsed by the Brazilian on several occasions, could be his replacement at the Santiago Bernabรฉu. The move wouldn’t be far-fetched, especially if Diomande continues his upward trajectory. Both players share an agency, which could facilitate a potential swap with Real Madrid.
