“I expect to leave [RB Leipzig] of course”: Diomande leans toward PSG as Liverpool bids rejected | OneFootball

Yan Diomande has said that he 'expects to leave' RB Leipzig this summer amid interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool.

Liverpool have had two offers turned down for the 19-year-old, with the second proposal understood to have been worth more than £86m.

Paris Saint-Germain have now opened talks with Leipzig, and Diomande has indicated a move to the European champions is his preference this summer. He has reached an agreement on personal terms with PSG, who are hoping to convince Leipzig to sell.

The German side are keen to retain Diomande for another season, following his breakoutBundesliga campaign. The teenager scored 12 goals and added eight league assists, before impressing at the World Cup with the Ivory Coast.

He's currently preparing for his country'sWorld Cup last-32 clash with Norway, and said he expects movement this summer.

Diomande said he is focused on success this summer with the national team, but that he 'expects' to leave Leipzig.

"First of all, like I said, my dream is playing for my country and making history with my country," he said, viaSky Sports.

"I don't have Instagram anymore, I don't have TikTok, so I can't see anything but I expect to leave [RB Leipzig] of course.

"I have an agent who's going to manage the rest, but for me the most important thing right now is focusing on the World Cup with my country and making history with them."

Diomande's decision to favour PSG has seen Liverpool assess alternative transfer targets. Among them are understood to include Bradley Barcola, who could be a casualty of Paris Saint-Germain's pursuit of Diomande.

Brighton's Yankuba Minteh, Koln youngster Said El Mala, and Lille winger Matias Fernandez-Pardo have also been named as potential options.