Real Madrid aim to complete Yan Diomande deal before RB Leipzig depart on pre-season tour | OneFootball

While several reliable outlets have reported that Yan Diomande’s signing by Real Madrid has been fully agreed, the official announcement has simply not arrived.

The situation, needless to say, forces one to believe that there are some finer details in the agreement that are yet to be finalised, thereby preventing the official announcement.

Some reports, however, have maintained constantly that the agreement has not been completed, and Florian Plettenberg is one such reputed journalist.

Once again, he has now provided an update explaining the current situation between Real Madrid and RB Leipzig.

Pushing to complete soon

As relayed by the German journalist, Real Madrid are pushing to complete the Diomande deal with RB Leipzig before the Bundesliga side fly out for their pre-season campaign.

A signing almost completed. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Leipzig are travelling to Austria on Saturday, and the intention is to close the deal before that.

Once again, the two clubs were involved in negotiations today to discuss the finer terms but an agreement has not been reached yet.

Currently, Diomande is in Leipzig and is staying professional and patient throughout the situation. He is awaiting the finalisation of terms.

Conflicting reasons for the delay

Just as has been the case with updates on the deal itself, there have been conflicting reasons coming up for the announcement is being delayed.

Real Madrid are eager to complete the deal soon. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Plettenberg, who has proven reliable in this transfer saga so far, claims it is the structure of variables that is hindering an agreement from being reached.

Leipzig are reportedly pushing for a higher fixed fee and variables that are easier to achieve compared to what Real Madrid are proposing.

Fabrizio Romano, however, claims that it is Leipzig’s search for a replacement that is delaying the agreement and that they will make it official once they have signed their backup.

In any case, what Real Madrid will be concerned with is completing the deal at the earliest, and negotiations in the coming hours will be crucial on that front.

After all, just over a day remain for the German side to fly out, and they will want the player travelling directly to Madrid given how advanced talks are.