Oya, make we yarn di latest gist for football market. Di Paris Saint-Germain don show say dem serious for dis transfer window. Dem dey close to finalise one big move wey go shake Europe. Di club don enter high-level negotiation to sign one of di stars of di 2026 World Cup, wey go happun for United States, Canada and Mexico.
Di player na Ivorian star Yan Diomandé, wey don catch eye of many big European clubs, including PSG and Liverpool. According to plenty English media, di player dey hot for Anfield as dem want make e replace di living legend Mohamed Salah.
But yestu, many media including The Athletic reveal say di 19-year-old Ivorian don choose to join PSG. Na big blow for Liverpool, wey don already put offer of about 100 million euros for di player. Di Reds don plan to come again but PSG don beat dem to am, as di player prefer Paris.
However, nothing don still final. Di people for Parc des Princes dey confident but RB Leipzig dey stand strong. Di German club don make their position clear through their sporting director Marcel Schäfer. E tell Bild say: “Our intention na clear: Yan Diomandé go play for RB Leipzig next year. We no go shift for dat one. We know im value. If Yan continue dis way, time go come for am to take next step, but no be dis year.”
Schäfer add say: “We get contract of four years and we dey control. Dis development na recognition of im performance. No be more. If we no find solution, too bad, but e get four years left. I dey repeat: Yan Diomandé go remain Leipzig player.”
But for transfer market, today truth no be tomorrow truth. Big offer fit make German dem change mind. But Schäfer say dem no dey shake for now. However, Bild report say Leipzig must sell dis summer, more than 100 million euros worth. Schäfer no confirm dat number but admit say dem need generate income from transfers because other revenue no reach level wey fit make dem ignore transfer money. But e believe dem fit reach their goals even without Yan go.
Finally, Bild ask if PSG don contact am for di Ivorian. Schäfer answer: “I dey contact with — I think — 80% of our players’ agents. Na part of di job. Especially when coach change, agents and coaches want know more. But true say Yan dey cause plenty interest, wey show im exceptional performance last year and di huge potential wey e still get.”
So, Leipzig don close door for now. But no doubt PSG go bring arguments to try get their way. Di transfer saga dey hot and we go keep watch.
