{"id":988,"date":"2026-04-07T14:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=988"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:44:24","slug":"arsenal-lead-race-to-sign-e100m-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=988","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal lead race to sign \u20ac100m forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<figure class=\"author-thumb\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"not_specified\" class=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" alt=\"Cameron Smith\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/footballcritic\/miatgxl3mmf30nktvbwt\/w=112,h=112,quality=75,fit=cover,format=auto\"\/>                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"large-img\">\n                                                <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/da67c434-1031-4592-7708-653f32416a00\/width=1200,height=675,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/da67c434-1031-4592-7708-653f32416a00\/width=640,height=360,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/da67c434-1031-4592-7708-653f32416a00\/width=375,height=211,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Mikel Arteta, Arsenal\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/da67c434-1031-4592-7708-653f32416a00\/w=1200,h=675,quality=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO <\/figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arsenal are currently ahead of Liverpool in the race to sign RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande this summer, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p><center class=\"p-1 light-grey-bg\">Article continues under the video<\/center> <\/p>\n<p>The Ivory Coast starlet is wanted by a number of top clubs across Europe following an excellent debut campaign at Leipzig, in which he has scored 11 goals and provided eight assists in 30 games across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old has been heavily linked with a departure during the upcoming summer transfer window, although Leipzig are keen to agree a new contract with the talented teenager in order to ward off potential suitors.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understood that a fee of at least \u20ac100 million will be required to secure Diomande\u2019s signature this summer, with a bidding war expected to take place between numerous clubs following the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain have all been linked with the former Leganes star in recent months, although Liverpool are widely considered to be the frontrunners for his signature amid their pursuit of a long-term replacement for Mohamed Salah.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds have earmarked Diomande as one of their primary targets for the upcoming summer window, but they could be set to miss out on a deal to Arsenal, according to <a title=\"&lt;b&gt;CaughtOffside&lt;\/b&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/04\/06\/arsenal-yan-diomande-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>CaughtOffside<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/5e733813-77af-4193-b85c-1fe9359a3400\/width=1200,height=674,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/5e733813-77af-4193-b85c-1fe9359a3400\/width=640,height=359,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/5e733813-77af-4193-b85c-1fe9359a3400\/width=375,height=211,q=75,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Yan Diomande, RB Leipzig\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/5e733813-77af-4193-b85c-1fe9359a3400\/w=750,h=422,quality=75,fit=cover,format=auto\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Jan Diomande, RB Leipzig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Arsenal want Yan Diomande<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s reported that Diomande will only consider leaving Leipzig to join a club competing in the Champions League, which is where Liverpool could come unstuck.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds are currently in fifth place in the Premier League table, which would be good enough to secure qualification for Europe\u2019s elite club competition, but their recent form and pressure from Chelsea could see them miss out.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, a deal for Diomande remains complicated, and Arsenal have reportedly reached out to his representatives in a bid to understand the logistics of a possible summer transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli have both been linked with a Gunners exit in recent weeks, and the north London giants have added Diomande to their list of potential left winger signings as they look to bolster the attacking options available to Mikel Arteta.<\/p>\n<p>FootballTransfers understands that Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) and Rafael Leao (AC Milan) are also on Arsenal\u2019s radar ahead of the summer window.<\/p>\n<h2>Football transfer news headlines today<\/h2>\n<p><b class=\"arrowed\">Transfer Rumours: Vinicius Junior set for Real Madrid summer exit as Chelsea eye \u20ac60m goalkeeper<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"arrowed\">Chelsea Transfer News Today: Caicedo &#8216;does an Enzo&#8217; after new interview about Real Madrid move<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"arrowed\">Man Utd Transfer News Today: Bruno Fernandes identifies his replacement as path opens to Tonali deal<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"arrowed\">Man City put pressure on Pep Guardiola over quit claims<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b class=\"arrowed\">Arne Slot offers to resign as Liverpool manager<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  The FootballTransfers app <\/h2>\n<p>Check out FootballTransfers&#8217; new app for all of football&#8217;s big storylines, transfer rumours and exclusive news in one convenient place directly on your mobile device.<\/p>\n<p>The FootballTransfers app is available on Google Play and in the Apple App Store. Download here:<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022<a title=\"Google Play\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.footballtransfers.app&amp;hl=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022<a title=\"App Store\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/footballtransfers\/id6670417847\" target=\"_blank\">App Store<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 IMAGO Arsenal are currently ahead of Liverpool in the race to sign RB Leipzig<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}