Liverpool to launch improved bid for Yan Diomandé after €100m rejection, as Leipzig fight to keep breakout star

Liverpool to launch improved bid for Yan Diomandé after €100m rejection, as Leipzig fight to keep breakout starLiverpool are preparing an improved offer for Yan Diomandé after an opening proposal of €100m was turned down.

>RB Leipzig are determined to keep hold of the in-demand winger for a further season, despite strong interest from Europe.

>Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain have both pursued Diomande, with the former submitting a €100m (£86.7m) bid earlier this week. The offer was an initial €90m, with a further €10m in add-ons, and was rejected by theBundesliga side.

>Leipzig are ready to resist further approaches, though Diomande has told the club that his preference is to leave now.Fabrizio Romano is reporting that Liverpool are set to submit a new bid imminently.

>Diomande signed for Leipzig from Leganes last summer and enjoyed a breakout campaign in theBundesliga.

>The 19-year-old scored 12 goals and added eight assists, and this summer has become the youngest player to appear for his country at a World Cup. He was named man of the match as Ivory Coast beat Ecuador in their tournament opener.

>Liverpool view Diomande as a long-term successor to Mohamed Salah, who is set to leave Anfield this summer after nine seasons.

>The Reds have already secured their first signing of the summer under new head coach Andoni Iraola, with a