Liverpool told to pay £104m to land NEW Erling Haaland

Liverpool completed £450m worth of transfer spending last summer - but there are indications that sporting director Richard Hughes isn’t done yet.

Deals were done for attackers including Jeremie Frimpong and Hugo Ekitike - while the British transfer record was broken twice by the Premier League champions.

Florian Wirtz was recruited from Bayer Leverkusen for a fee that could reach £116m and Alexander Isak came in from Newcastle for £125m.

However there could be openings on both sides of the Reds’ attack in the coming months.

Yan Diomande could leave for £104m

Mohamed Salah may well LEAVE in summer 2026 following a dispute with Arne Slot and there is a shortage of first-team-ready options on the left.

And one player who could cover both positions is RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande.

Described as the Red Bull group’s best signing since Erling Haaland - who starred for Salzburg - the Ivorian is on a steep upward trajectory.

The 19-year-old only joined the Red Bulls from Leganes last summer in a deal worth a bargain £18m. But his Bundesliga career is off to a flyer - scoring seven goals and adding three assists thus far.

Diomande is DREAM Salah replacement

Capable of playing either side Diomande is now a well-established Ivory Coast international too. He is currently participating at his first Africa Cup of Nations - where he faces Salah’s Egypt in the quarter-finals on Saturday.

Diomande is contracted to Leipzig until 2030 - meaning the German side are well protected from a transfer fee perspective.

And according to a new report in TEAMtalk it could take a bid of €120m (£104m) in order to convince the Bundesliga side to sell in the current window.

Tottenham, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich meanwhile are ALL mentioned as the Reds’ rivals for Diomande’s signature.

'Greatest signing in Red Bull history'

It remains to be seen where his future lies but Richard Hughes will no doubt be hoping to get a deal done ahead of those competing clubs.

"The Red Bull Group believe that Diomande could be the greatest signing in their history; a big claim given they were responsible for pushing Erling Haaland into Champions League limelight after bringing the Norwegian to Austria to join Red Bull Salzburg,” the report reads.

Diomande has got the potential to become a generational talent - capable of improving Liverpool’s attack on either side.

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