Manchester City are being linked with a move for RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande, with the 19-year-old Ivorian emerging as a potential long-term attacking option for the Premier League champions.
Diomande, currently valued at €20.00m according to Transfermarkt, is the subject of fresh speculation over a possible switch from the Bundesliga side to Pep Guardiola’s squad. The reported probability of a transfer has not been quantified and is listed as “?”, underlining that discussions remain firmly in the realm of rumour rather than any advanced negotiation.
The left winger, who prefers to operate on the left but is right-footed, joined Leipzig from Spanish side CD Leganés ahead of the 2025-26 season. His rapid rise in market value – from €600,000 in May 2025 at Leganés to €1.5m a month later, and then up to €20m by October following his move to Leipzig – has drawn attention across Europe and made him one of the more closely watched young attacking players in Germany.
Leipzig currently hold his registration and there is no recorded contract expiry date in the data provided, leaving open the theoretical possibility that he could move as a free agent in the future if no new agreement is in place. However, there is no indication in the information available that such a scenario is imminent.
Born in Abidjan on 14 November 2006, the 1.80m winger has followed an unconventional route to top-level European football, moving from Yulee Hornets in the United States to DME Academy, then on to Leganés in Spain before landing in the Bundesliga with Leipzig.
If City decide to firm up their interest, a transfer to the Premier League could mark the next major step in Diomande’s development and significantly shape both his reputation and his long-term potential at the highest level.
