Soccer-Real Madrid agree club-record deal for Leipzig's Diomande, reports say


Soccer Football - Bundesliga - RB Leipzig v 1. FC Union Berlin - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - April 24, 2026 RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande celebrates after Ridle Baku scores their third goal REUTERS/Annegret

Aug 6 (Reuters) - Real ⁠Madrid have reached an agreement ⁠with RB Leipzig to sign Ivorian ‌winger Yan Diomande for a club-record fee, Spanish media reported on Thursday.

The transfer could be worth ​up to €125 million ($1443 million), ⁠with a further ⁠10-15 million euros in add-ons, according toMARCA.

If the ⁠deal ‌is completed on those terms, it would eclipse the ⁠fee Real paid for England midfielder Jude ​Bellingham ‌in 2023, reported to be €103 million plus ⁠add-ons.

Reuters ​has contacted Real and Leipzig for comment.

Diomande, 19, enjoyed a breakthrough season with ⁠Leipzig, scoring 12 Bundesliga goals ​and providing nine assists to help the German side finish third in the Bundesliga ⁠and qualify for next season's Champions League.

He joined Leipzig from Spanish club Leganes last year and played for Ivory ​Coast at the recent ⁠World Cup where they reached the last ​32.

($1 = 0.8665 euros)

(Reporting by ‌Paras J. Haji in ​Bengaluru, additional reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare; Editing by Ed Osmond)

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