Hugo Viana and Manchester City ready to break the bank for RB Leipzig sensation after £116M Elliot Anderson deal

Hugo Viana and Manchester City ready to break the bank for RB Leipzig sensation after £116M Elliot Anderson deal Man City and Arsenal have both signalled willingness to pay a nine-figure fee for Yan Diomande Liverpool had a €100M offer rejected for the Ivory Coast international during the World Cup PSG remain Diomande’s preferred destination, with his agents at Roc Nation pushing for a deal Manchester City and Arsenal are prepares to splash the cash on RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande this summer, as per a new report from Germany. The 19-year-old took the Bundesliga by storm in his debut season at the Red Bull Arena , registering 12 goals and eight assists in 33 appearances for RB Leipzig and becoming the fourth-youngest player ever to reach double figures for goals in a single Bundesliga campaign – a tally that attracted the attention of some of Europe’s most powerful clubs ahead of the summer window. Diomande also made an immediate impact on the international stage, making his senior debut for Ivory Coast in October 2025 and representing the country at the FIFA World Cup in North America, further raising his profile and accelerating a transfer saga that had already been building throughout the second half of the season. Man City and Hugo Viana handed £101M dilemma as RB Leizpig name Yan Diomande asking price Liverpool were the first to act formally, submitting a €100 million offer for Diomande during the World Cup – a bid RB Leipzig rejected outright, with the German club signalling that they would not entertain departures below a significant premium for a player they regard as one of the most extraordinary emerging talents in European football. The Reds are not the only club prepared to invest at that level, however, with the latest reporting from Germany confirming that the race for Diomande’s signature now extends to Manchester City, Arsenal and some of the continent’s most prestigious clubs. Report: City and Arsenal ready to pay as PSG race to beat them to Diomande As reported by BILD and relayed by Sport Witness , Manchester City and Arsenal have signalled their willingness to meet RB Leipzig’s nine-figure asking price for Diomande, joining Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain in a group of clubs prepared to pay at least €100 million for the winger. PSG remain Diomande’s preferred destination, with the 19-year-old understood to have his heart set on a move to the French capital rather than the Premier League at this stage of his career, and his agents at Roc Nation are actively pushing PSG to accelerate their talks with Leipzig before a rival club can intervene. BILD speculates that Red Bull boss Oliver Mintzlaff and PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi may have held informal discussions in New York during the World Cup final, adding further credence to the suggestion that a PSG deal is being explored at the highest level of both organisations. The urgency within Diomande’s camp reflects the reality that his personal preference, while currently pointing toward Paris, is not sufficient to guarantee the deal – and that the window of opportunity for City, Arsenal and others to intervene remains open as long as PSG fail to make a formal approach to Leipzig. Manchester City and Hugo Viana shortlist two new attackers as summer targets What would Diomande bring to Manchester City? Diomande is precisely the kind of winger director of football Hugo Viana outlined as a priority target earlier in the summer – a player capable of dribbling, creating chances with pace and directness, and contributing at both ends of the pitch through a commitment to counter-pressing that his Leipzig manager singled out as one of his most impressive attributes. His age adds a long-term dimension to what would already be a significant investment, with a player born in November 2006 offering new City boss Enzo Maresca and the club a decade or more of potential development at the Etihad Stadium should a deal be struck and the player fulfil the extraordinary promise his debut Bundesliga season has suggested. The nine-figure investment required – coming after the £116 million paid for Elliot Anderson – would represent a significant further statement of financial ambition from Manchester City, and would reflect Viana’s conviction that the winger position remains a genuine priority even after the summer’s headline business has already been completed. Whether Roc Nation can persuade PSG to move decisively before City or Arsenal formalise their own approach to Leipzig, or whether Diomande’s stated preference ultimately gives way to the financial and sporting arguments of English football’s two most active clubs this summer, remains the defining question in what is shaping up to be one of the transfer window’s most compelling remaining stories.