Real Madrid are negotiating with RB Leipzig over a deal for 19-year-old Ivorian winger Yan Diomande, adding another chapter to the club’s long-running strategy of hoarding elite young talent before rival clubs can lock them down.
Diomande only joined Leipzig in July 2025 for approximately €20 million from Spanish side CD Leganés. In the span of roughly 12 months, he’s gone from a promising La Liga prospect to a transfer target for the biggest club in world football.
From Abidjan to the Bernabéu’s radar
Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on November 14, 2006, Diomande is still just 19 years old. He plays as a right winger and wears the number 49 shirt at Leipzig.
By October 2025, just a few months into his Leipzig tenure, Diomande earned his first senior call-up to the Ivory Coast national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
