Man Utd Told That £52M Transfer Package Could Be Enough To Land Winger Likened To Vinicius Jr

BACK Manchester United will need to pay at least €60m (£52m) for transfer target Yan Diomande, according to reports. Sky Sports claim that the Red Devils are among the clubs “monitoring” the Ivorian international. There have been suggestions that Diomande’s club, RB Leipzig, would hold out for as much as €100m (£87m) but Sky don’t believed that figure is accurate. An offer between €60m (£52m) and €70m (£61m) is likely to be accepted for the teenager. Man Utd will face fierce competition for the winger Diomande has only been a professional player for less than a year. He joined Leganes last January and made his senior debut against Real Madrid in March. The 19-year-old impressed in the second half of last season in La Liga and Leipzig snapped him up for €20m in July. Since then, the Ivorian has scored 7 goals and provided 4 assists in 16 appearances for his club, whilst also impressing for his country at the African Cup of Nations. It is not a surprise, then, that United are not the only team keeping tabs on him. The rest of the Premier League ‘Big Six’ – Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City – are said to be keen, while Real Madrid and Barcelona have been credited with an interest as well. Diomande has compared himself to a Real Madrid superstar Speaking in an interview with Transfermarkt in October, Diomande admitted that his game is most similar to a Brazilian international: “I think Vinicius Junior is the best player in comparison. When it comes to mindset, my role model is Kylian Mbappe. I think you must have a good mentality. I think if your heart and mind are okay, then you will be okay overall. I try to work on that the most.” Want more news on Man Utd? Add Man U News as a preferred source on Google David Tully David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.