{"id":3550,"date":"2026-04-08T07:23:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=3550"},"modified":"2026-04-08T07:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:23:42","slug":"why-arsenal-have-transfer-edge-over-liverpool-for-e100m-star-yan-diomande","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=3550","title":{"rendered":"Why Arsenal have transfer edge over Liverpool for \u20ac100m star Yan Diomande"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>At A Glance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arsenal have been long linked with RB Leipzig\u2019s Yan Diomande.<\/li>\n<li>The 19-year-old is admired by Liverpool too.<\/li>\n<li>A report has explained why the Gunners have leapfrogged Arne Slot\u2019s side in the race for his signature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal have long been linked with RB Leipzig ace Yan Diomande as an antidote to their attacking problems and the Gunners are reportedly now frontrunners in the race for his signature.<\/p>\n<p>This season, the Premier League table-toppers have been defensively sound \u2013 and it has been their substandard forward line which has been criticised.<\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka has struggled to hit the form expected while Viktor Gyokeres\u2019 infant months in England have flattered to deceive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> Ally McCoist tells \u00a3130m Arsenal transfer target to reject Mikel Arteta and sign for Chelsea<\/p>\n<p>Diomande could really talk Arsenal\u2019s attacking prowess to another level thanks to his pace and directness with the ball at his feet \u2013 and Caught Offside have recently named them as the team in pole position.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Liverpool slip in race for RB Leipzig hotshot Yan Diomande as Arsenal handed potential boost<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Given how well Yan Diomande has performed in Germany since his move from CD Leganes, it\u2019s no surprise to see some of the Premier League big guns circling around his situation.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s currently tied down in Leipzig until the summer of 2030 \u2013 and prising him away will cost a pretty penny.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners are not the only team in England\u2019s top flight that are interested in signing the Ivory Coast international, though, as Arne Slot\u2019s Liverpool have also been credited with an interest. <\/p>\n<p>Caught Offside have reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/04\/06\/arsenal-yan-diomande-transfer\/?_gl=1*zxdsfw*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTYyMDE4MDAwOC4xNzc1NDg0NTI5*_ga_XGVVVHJ9FP*czE3NzU0ODQ1MjgkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzU0ODQ1MzIkajU2JGwwJGgw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arsenal are currently ahead in the tug-of-war for the 19-year-old\u2019s services<\/a> and that\u2019s because Champions League football is guaranteed should a move materialise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArsenal have reached out to those around Diomande to be kept informed over his future,\u201d a source told Caught Offside. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean a bid or an offer is imminent or definitely going to happen, but it\u2019s a position they\u2019re looking to strengthen and he\u2019s appreciated by their recruitment team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiomande is Liverpool\u2019s preferred Salah replacement, but the reality is that they\u2019ll struggle to get him without Champions League football, and there is a huge amount of interest from all over Europe, with Arsenal very much in the race,\u201d another source added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/media.dave.sport\/readarsenal\/2026\/04\/WmOBb1c5RMT1-1024x657.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.dave.sport\/readarsenal\/2026\/04\/WmOBb1c5RMT1-1024x657.webp 1024w, https:\/\/media.dave.sport\/readarsenal\/2026\/04\/WmOBb1c5RMT1-300x193.webp 300w, https:\/\/media.dave.sport\/readarsenal\/2026\/04\/WmOBb1c5RMT1-768x493.webp 768w, https:\/\/media.dave.sport\/readarsenal\/2026\/04\/WmOBb1c5RMT1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>At the time of writing, he\u2019s yet to decide which club (if any!) that he will join but the Gunners can offer action at Europe\u2019s top table.<\/p>\n<p>Come the summer, there is a chance that Liverpool cannot offer the same and that is believed to be a crucial aspect of discussions surrounding where he\u2019ll play his football next season.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, there is also the option of him remaining at his current employers \u2013 especially given they are on the cusp of securing Champions League football \u2013 and moving to a bigger club in due course.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Could Arsenal go all out for serial winner Vinicius Jr instead?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>With Yan Diomande, the Gunners would be getting a player who is far from the finished article \u2013 and it could be argued that they cannot afford to not buy ready-made players. Step forward Vinicius Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the Real Madrid and Brazil star emerged as a potential summer target for Arteta and his entourage.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because he\u2019s recently been linked with a potential Los Blancos exit and the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea have been all been made aware of his situation.<\/p>\n<p>He would, of course, cost a pretty penny but you could bet your bottom dollar that he would transform Arsenal\u2019s somewhat-tired frontline, injecting his with pace and unpredictability.<\/p>\n<p>The finances needed to strike a deal for one of the best players in the world are probably not worth thinking about \u2013 but Arsenal could shock the footballing echo chamber by brining in Vinicius, couldn\u2019t they?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At A Glance: Arsenal have been long linked with RB Leipzig\u2019s Yan Diomande. The 19-year-old is admired by Liverpool too. A report has explained why the Gunners have leapfrogged Arne Slot\u2019s side in the race for his signature. Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal have long been linked with RB Leipzig ace Yan Diomande as an antidote to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}