Yan Diomande agrees personal terms with PSG as Leipzig demand €130m for teenage star

Agreement reached

Yan Diomande has chosen Paris Saint-Germain as his next club if he leaves RB Leipzig this summer. The 19-year-old Ivory Coast international has agreed personal terms on a five-year deal with the Champions League winners, according to multiple reports. Sources close to the player told The Athletic that Diomande believes in the project led by chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi and football advisor Luis Campos, and wants to play under 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 €100 million, but that offer was rejected by Leipzig.

Leipzig's stance

Leipzig are holding out for closer to €130 million while also trying to tie Diomande to improved terms. The teenager signed a contract until 2030 when he joined from Spanish second-division side Leganes last summer for just €20 million. There is no release clause in his current deal.

“If I were sporting director, I would not sell this young player, no matter what price is offered.”

Leipzig's supervisory board chairman Oliver Mintzlaff made that statement in April, but the club is now in talks with PSG over a fee. Should a deal be struck, it would become Leipzig's biggest sale, surpassing the €76.5 million (plus add-ons) Manchester United paid for Benjamin Sekso in 2025 and the €90 million Manchester City paid for Josko Gvardiol in 2023.

World Cup context

Diomande is currently at the World Cup with Ivory Coast and is expected to feature when they face Norway in the round of 32 in Arlington, Texas on Tuesday. He missed only one Bundesliga game this season, scoring 12 goals and providing nine assists in 33 league appearances, helping Leipzig finish third and qualify for the Champions League.

The numbers

Across all competitions, Diomande recorded 13 goals and nine assists in 36 matches in his debut Bundesliga campaign. His rapid rise has drawn interest from Europe's elite, but PSG appear to have won the race for his signature. The potential €130 million fee would represent a huge profit on the €20 million Leipzig paid Leganes a year ago.

Diomande (proposed)130

Gvardiol (2023)90

Sekso (2025)76.5

Diomande (proposed)

130 €m

Gvardiol (2023)

90 €m

Sekso (2025)

76.5 €m

Data from the article text

What's next

PSG are preparing to negotiate the transfer terms with Leipzig, while Diomande focuses on the World Cup. The French club is also set to lose striker Gonçalo Ramos to AC Milan in a deal that could reach €70 million, freeing up space in the squad, though Diomande operates primarily as a winger.