Liverpool gives the green light to sign €100M superstar as Mo Salah replacement

Replacing Mohamed Salah was never going to be simple for Liverpool FC, but the reality now facing Anfield’s decision-makers is even more complicated than many expected.

Salah’s confirmed summer departure does not just leave behind goals, assists, and trophies—it leaves a void created by nearly a decade of elite consistency on the right side of Liverpool’s attack.

For Arne Slot and Liverpool’s recruitment team, this is not about signing just another winger. It is about identifying a player capable of carrying the weight of expectation that comes with succeeding one of the Premier League’s defining forwards.

That search has already pushed Liverpool deep into the European market, with several names discussed internally as the club looks for the right combination of explosiveness, productivity, and long-term upside.

Michael Olise had been strongly linked, but with Bayern Munich reportedly unwilling to entertain a sale, Liverpool’s focus has now shifted elsewhere.

And according to multiple reports, one emerging name has rapidly climbed above the rest as the club’s priority option heading into the summer.

That player is Yan Diomande, the highly rated RB Leipzig winger whose rise in the Bundesliga has made him one of Europe’s most closely watched young attackers.

Still only 19, the Ivorian has already delivered remarkable output, combining goals, assists, pace, and directness in a way that has convinced Liverpool he could potentially become a cornerstone of their post-Salah rebuild.

However, identifying the player may prove easier than actually signing him.

RB Leipzig are reportedly demanding more than €100 million for Diomande, a fee that would place him among Liverpool’s most expensive signings ever and significantly raise the stakes of the club’s summer strategy.

Leipzig are under no immediate pressure to sell, especially with Champions League qualification strengthening their financial position, and they are even exploring a contract extension to increase both his salary and long-term value.

That leaves Liverpool facing a major decision: pay a premium price for the player they believe could lead their next era, or walk away and risk missing out on the one winger they currently view as their top successor to Mohamed Salah.

Down below is a video of Yan Diomande doing what he does the best.