Real Madrid sign Ivory Coast’s Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig

The Bundesliga Young Player of the Season in 2025/26 reportedly signed for record fee on deal until 2033.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026Real Madrid have announced the signing of 19-year-old Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig for what Spanish media reported was a club-record fee of 140 million euros ($161m) including bonuses.Los Blancos said in a statement on Thursday that a deal had been reached with the Bundesliga side for Diomande, “who is tied to our club for the next seven seasons, until June 30, 2033”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UEFA vice president seeks ‘custodian of ⁠sport’ after FIFA-Infantino furorelist 2 of 4Infantino, FIFA try to move beyond botched World Cup sell-off: What we knowlist 3 of 4UEFA’s threatened legal action against Infantino and FIFA: What we knowlist 4 of 4UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino’s World Cup planend of listMadrid, who did not disclose the transfer fee, beat Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool to the signing of Diomande, who played at the World Cup with his country.PSG pulled out of the running because of concerns over the size of the transfer fee, while Liverpool reportedly had a bid rejecte...