BREAKING: Yan Diomande Picks Paris Saint Germain Over Liverpool
Yan Diomande has chosen Paris Saint-Germain as his next destination if he leaves RB Leipzig this summer.
The Ivory Coast international, 19, believes in the PSG project led by chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi and football advisor Luis Campos, sources speaking anonymously have told The Athletic, and wants to play for head coach Luis Enrique.
The winger sees a move to the French capital as giving him the best opportunity to consistently compete for trophies and potentially become a future Ballon D’or winner.
Liverpool had previously expressed a willingness to put forward a package approaching €100million (£86.8m; $115m) for him.
Leipzig were unwilling to accept that offer and have been holding out for closer to €130m while also trying to tie Diomande to fresh terms. The teenager signed a contract until 2030 when he joined from Spanish side Leganes last summer.
Diomande is currently at the World Cup with Ivory Coast and is likely to feature when they face Norway in the round-of-32 stage in Arlington, Texas on Tuesday.
The attacker, who can play on either wing, missed only one Bundesliga game this season due to an international call-up.
He scored 12 goals and provided nine assists in 33 league matches last season, helping the German side finish third in the Bundesliga and qualify for the Champions League.
