Romano: 'Magic Number' Liverpool Need For Diomande After £87m Bid Rejected

James joined Football FanCast in 2016 following a three-year spell working for Shoot Magazine, working his way up from freelance writer to editor, before moving across to GMS in 2020.

James has created exclusive, opinion and news content on GIVEMESPORT, with a predominant focus on the Premier League.

He has also developed strong working relationships with top tier journalists such as Fabrizio Romano, Dharmesh Sheth and Ben Jacobs, regularly chatting to them as part of an exclusives initiative. Sign in to your GiveMeSport account Liverpool have seen their opening €100m bid for RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande rejected, with Fabrizio Romano now informing them of the 'magic number' they need to reach to tempt the German club into a sale.

Liverpool's pursuit of the 19-year-old sensation has been well-publicised in the early weeks of the summer, but the Reds are clearly working efficiently in private too.

It was announced on Wednesday night by Romano that they had reached an agreement to sign Osasuna winger Victor Munoz out of nowhere, with the Merseysiders activating his £34m release clause and hijacking Newcastle United's move for the Spain international.

Liverpool aren't done there as they look to further strengthen their attacking options, with club chiefs looking for their long-term successor to Mohamed Salah, following the Egyptian's exit this summer.

The Reds are also looking at other areas of the pitch too, with interest in Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton and Lille's Ayyoub Bouaddi in central midfield, while they could also add a new centre-back and right-back in the window.

Liverpool were linked with a move for Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven in the Dutch press on Thursday night, but GIVEMESPORT sources have played that rumour down.

Liverpool have seen their £87m offer for the Ivory Coast sensation rejected, with Leipzig demanding more for a winger who clearly has a huge future ahead of him in the game.

He announced himself on the world stage, after a stunning breakthrough campaign in Germany, with a man-of-the-match display in Ivory Coast's 1-0 win against Ecuador in their opening 2026 World Cup group match.

Diomande terrorised the South American nation's defence, and his ability to showcase his talents at the World Cup are one of the reasons Leipzig's price tag is so high.

Romano has issued the latest on the situation, claiming that an offer nearer €120m (£104m), according to industry sources, will be required to see the Bundesliga side consider their options.

Speaking on his YouTube channel on Thursday night, Romano said:

"The player is very tempted by leaving the club now this summer without waiting one more season, even if they have Champions League football. So Yan Diomande is considering the possibility to leave immediately.

"Liverpool bid €100m package, not enough at the moment, sources in the industry, so it's not directly from Leipzig, but sources in the industry believe €120m could be the price to try to get to a deal with RB Leipzig, so this could be the magic number to make things happen."

Should Liverpool be unable to agree a fee for Diomande, they have other options on their winger shortlist after completing a deal for Munoz.

Paris Saint-Germain star Bradley Barcola features high in their thinking and, ironically, they could be more likely to sign the France international if PSG won the race for Diomande.

GIVEMESPORT senior correspondent Ben Jacobs revealed three other names on the Reds' wishlist on Thursday afternoon's episode of Market Madness - Brighton and Hove Albion's Yankuba Minteh, FC Koln's Said El Mala and Lille forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo.

All of these players have one key trait in common, their explosive pace. It is clearly something that Liverpool and Iraola want to add to the frontline before next season.

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