Journo confirms Liverpool may have to pay more than €100 million to sign Salah replacement | OneFootball

Liverpool’s long-term planning appears to be shifting into focus, with reports suggesting the club have identified 19-year-old winger Yan Diomande as a leading candidate to eventually replace Mohamed Salah. According to journalist Florian Plettenberg, the highly rated RB Leipzig prospect has moved to the top of Liverpool’s shortlist as they prepare for the possibility of reshaping their attack in the coming years.

With Salah leaving the club at the end of the season, the Premier League side have started looking at their options in the market to replace the Egyptian attacker.

Liverpool’s recruitment team has therefore been quietly tracking emerging talents capable of stepping into a major attacking role and Diomande’s rapid rise has placed him firmly in the spotlight.

Yan Diomande is generating buzz across Europe

Diomande has quickly built a reputation as one of Europe’s most exciting young attacking prospects.

Despite being just 19 years old, the winger has impressed with his pace, confidence, and technical ability, qualities that naturally draw comparisons to elite-level wide forwards.

His performances in Germany have caught the attention of several top clubs, and Liverpool’s interest reflects their strategy of targeting players with both immediate impact potential and long-term growth.

The winger has scored 13 goals for the German side in all competitions this season.

RB Leipzig, known for developing young stars and selling them at premium prices, are already working to secure Diomande’s future.

The club is preparing to meet with the player’s newly appointed agents in the coming days.

The objective is clear: adjust his contract terms and ensure he remains part of Leipzig’s plans for the 2026/27 season.

Liverpool and PSG are in the race to sign Diomande

Plettenberg notes that if Liverpool, or the similarly interested Paris Saint-Germain, come knocking, Leipzig will demand a staggering fee well north of €100 million.

In a desperate bid to fend off the circling European heavyweights, Leipzig are already moving to secure his immediate future.

Replacing a genuine club icon like Salah is an impossible job on paper, but Diomande possesses the exact kind of explosive, dynamic profile that Liverpool’s data-driven recruitment team values.

Whether the Reds are willing to shatter the €100 million barrier to get their man is the biggest question heading into the summer window.