For all the talk of Liverpool's summer recruitment drive, it appears they may have to get used to a familiar flavour of disappointment. GoalZaza under...
For all the talk of Liverpool's summer recruitment drive, it appears they may have to get used to a familiar flavour of disappointment. GoalZaza understands that Yan Diomande, the Ivory Coast winger who has been a key name on the Anfield backroom's whiteboard, is leaning decidedly towards a move to Paris St. Germain. The French champions are now advancing talks with RB Leipzig and, crucially, seem to have the player's preference firmly in their corner.This is a significant blow for the Reds, who have prided themselves on seizing the initiative in the market under their new sporting hierarchy. Diomande, still raw but undeniably electric in transitional play, represents the kind of explosive wide threat that Arne Slot's system craves. His ability to beat a man one. on. one and deliver a dangerous cross is a commodity that doesn't grow on trees. But in the modern game, a player's heart can be just as important as his feet. And if the heart is set on the Parc des Princes, the rest of the body usually follows.Paris are not messing about here. They have identified a weakness in their wide attacking options and are moving with the kind of directness that Liverpool have often shown themselves. But sometimes you just get gazumped. It isn't about a lack of ambition from the Merseyside club. It is about the sheer gravitational pull of the French capital brand, coupled with the promise of regular Ligue 1 starts and Champions League football that, on paper, looks more instant.The question for Liverpool now is whether they pivot to a secondary target or dig their heels in with a higher bid that Leipzig simply cannot refuse. Diomande's preference is a hurdle, but not an insurmountable wall. A fat contract and a starting spot at a club like Liverpool has a funny way of changing a player's geography. But right now, if I were a betting man, I would wager that Diomande will soon be wearing the home kit of the Parisiens, not the red of Liverpool. The ball, however, is famously round and the window famously long.
