Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in battle with European giants for 19-year-old AFCON star

RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande is on the radar of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, talkSPORT understands.

Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain have also made initial enquiries for the 19-year-old Ivory Coast international.

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Leipzig don’t wish to sell mid-season, and Diomande’s participation in the Africa Cup of Nations provides a further complication for any winter move.

However, suitors feel RB Leipzig’s €100m [£87.2m] price tag is grandstanding and believe a deal could be possible for closer to €60m [£52.3m].

But the summer could be a more opportune time to move for those interested.

Diomande is one of the most sought-after talents in world football having enjoyed a stellar first season with Leipzig.

The teenager has scored chipped in with seven goals and four assists in 16 appearances in all competitions since joining from Leganes.

Given Diamonde is only in his first season with Leipzig, the Red Bull club are in no rush to sell.

Prem giants involved in battle

Manchester United are still in the market for a wide attacker after missing out on Antoine Semenyo.

Although adding a winger is not as high a priority as a central midfield revamp, it is still an aim for 2026.

Tottenham also want to sign a left-winger and still have Manchester City‘s Savinho on their radar too.

Ferran Soriano, Man City’s CEO, is understood to have blocked a summer move to North London even though Spurs were prepared to pay around £70m.

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Oscar Bobb is the most likely winter departure if Semenyo’s switch to the Etihad is completed as expected, but Savinho’s long-term future remains up in the air.

Liverpool have also been credited with an interest in Diomande.

Some reports have suggested that the club held a recent meeting with the player’s camp.

However, talkSPORT understands there has been no recent contact from the Reds.

Diomande’s incredible rise

As recently as 2024, Diomande was playing semi-professional football in the United States.

But over the last year, the teenager has risen to the top of European football, starting off in Spain with Leganes.

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He joined the LaLiga side in November 2024, scoring his first goal in May 2025 and catching the eye in just ten league appearances.

That led to Leipzig paying his release clause and bringing him to Germany just eight months into his spell with Leganes.

Since his move, he’s netted six times in the Bundesliga and once in the DFB-Pokal.

Diomande has also picked up seven international caps with the Ivory Coast, playing every game for his country so far at AFCON.