The cynics among you will assume weâve written this purely so we could highlight the lengths Liverpool.com deemed necessary when transcribing Rio Ferdinandâs thoughts on the Redsâ interest in Yan Diomande. The cynics are correct.
Liverpoolâs push to sign the RB Leipzig winger is well documented.
Mohamed Salahâs imminent departure and Cody Gakpoâs poor form means Liverpool are looking to sign one or two wingers in the summer transfer market.
Widespread reports recently emerged that RB Leipzig winger Diomande had emerged as their top target despite interest from Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain.
And David Ornstein of The Athletic revealed last Monday that Liverpool have âmade contactâ with RB Leipzig as the Reds have emerged as âthe strongest position with the player over a potential deal at presentâ.
RB Leipzig are looking to keep the Ivory Coast international for at least another season with Ornstein adding that it âwould take a bid in excess of âŹ130million (ÂŁ112.4m, $151.2m) to change that stanceâ.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claimed earlier this week that Liverpool are now âoffering important money to the player to get it doneâ.
Romano said on the Here We Go Podcast: âDiomande is probably one of the most exciting and electrifying wingers on the market.
âNow, itâs difficult to find players who can be young, talented [good in] one-v-one, fast, score, deliver assists⊠itâs very difficult.
âHeâs wanted by Liverpool and PSG. Both clubs are still in the mix. Liverpool are really pushing and really insisting to make it happen. For Liverpool, heâs a top, top priority. They are offering important money to the player to get it done.â
Our guess is itâs reports from in-the-know transfer experts like Ornstein and Romano that Ferdinand âkeeps hearingâ as he revealed his impressions of Diomande, which â it will surprise few of you to learn â are formed on the basis of YouTube compilations that have in the past had Liverpool fans hailing Lazar Markovic as The Second Coming.
And a layman would have been mightily confused upon listening to what sounded like a hugely positive assessment of the 19-year-old, only for Ferdinand to describe him as âbadâ.
Full credit to Liverpool.com reporter James Martin for getting down with the kids and translating.
âI keep hearing heâs gonna go Liverpool though, innit,â Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel, Rio Ferdinand Presents. âThatâs what I keep hearing, unfortunately.â
âI think Diomande is one of those who can come out and you go, hold on, where has that come from?â Ferdinand said. âHeâs bad [good], have you not seen him?
âWhat? Go on YouTube and have a check out.â
Liverpoolâs push to sign the RB Leipzig winger is well documented.
Mohamed Salahâs imminent departure and Cody Gakpoâs poor form means Liverpool are looking to sign one or two wingers in the summer transfer market.
Widespread reports recently emerged that RB Leipzig winger Diomande had emerged as their top target despite interest from Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain.
And David Ornstein of The Athletic revealed last Monday that Liverpool have âmade contactâ with RB Leipzig as the Reds have emerged as âthe strongest position with the player over a potential deal at presentâ.
RB Leipzig are looking to keep the Ivory Coast international for at least another season with Ornstein adding that it âwould take a bid in excess of âŹ130million (ÂŁ112.4m, $151.2m) to change that stanceâ.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claimed earlier this week that Liverpool are now âoffering important money to the player to get it doneâ.
Romano said on the Here We Go Podcast: âDiomande is probably one of the most exciting and electrifying wingers on the market.
âNow, itâs difficult to find players who can be young, talented [good in] one-v-one, fast, score, deliver assists⊠itâs very difficult.
âHeâs wanted by Liverpool and PSG. Both clubs are still in the mix. Liverpool are really pushing and really insisting to make it happen. For Liverpool, heâs a top, top priority. They are offering important money to the player to get it done.â
Our guess is itâs reports from in-the-know transfer experts like Ornstein and Romano that Ferdinand âkeeps hearingâ as he revealed his impressions of Diomande, which â it will surprise few of you to learn â are formed on the basis of YouTube compilations that have in the past had Liverpool fans hailing Lazar Markovic as The Second Coming.
And a layman would have been mightily confused upon listening to what sounded like a hugely positive assessment of the 19-year-old, only for Ferdinand to describe him as âbadâ.
Full credit to Liverpool.com reporter James Martin for getting down with the kids and translating.
âI keep hearing heâs gonna go Liverpool though, innit,â Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel, Rio Ferdinand Presents. âThatâs what I keep hearing, unfortunately.â
âI think Diomande is one of those who can come out and you go, hold on, where has that come from?â Ferdinand said. âHeâs bad [good], have you not seen him?
âWhat? Go on YouTube and have a check out.â
