24 Feb 2026 19:50:49
Hi eds1
Have you much of Diomande mate. Would he be worth the gamble with him being expensive. I've never seen him play at so would be good to get your opinion.?
{Ed001's Note - I have only seen a little but it was outstanding.}
25 Feb 2026 06:13:12
He is a very good player, extremely fast, and can play both sides. He is primarily right-footed but generally plays on the right for some reason. He's only had one season of top-level European football, though. He isn't really a goal scorer; he is very much a skin-you-on-the-outside, cross-or-pull-it-back-to-the-strikers type winger.
Considering we have two world-class strikers, though, that's probably what we need right now. He's also 19, so plenty of time to develop, and he is a big Liverpool fan.
25 Feb 2026 08:36:43
He looks very exciting, but I'd be quite nervous spending 80m on a 19-year-old who was playing near college level in America 18 months ago.
25 Feb 2026 09:03:59
I doubt he would cost £80m. I think that was just RBL putting an impossible January window price on his head. It would still be a lot of money, though. Maybe 60 odd. Leipzig also usually admire one or two of our youngsters, so there may be some sweeteners in any deal.
25 Feb 2026 12:34:04
FPF Leipzig were, IIRC, interested in Harvey in the summer, so maybe that's something that could be reignited to help defray some cost and give the lad a fresh start.
25 Feb 2026 13:15:14
A right-footed winger of his pace should absolutely be playing on the right. Everybody moans about Gakpo cutting in, so why would you play a tricky, speed merchant on the left? I hate this modern predilection of playing the opposite-footed attacking player on the left/right flank.
We don't do it with defenders, and if we are serious about having a striker rather than a false 9, they need this type of service.
25 Feb 2026 13:17:55
Indeed they were, Zed. They love an LFC youngster, and even Fabio Carvalho was loaned to RBL for a period there.
25 Feb 2026 13:03:19
Ed001 with Salah looking very likely that he will go now can you see us signing Diomande and Malick Fofana as we have looked very light out wide this season.
{Ed001's Note - we were certainly keen on both and both want to join, but I don't know if we will follow up on the interest. After January, I have no idea what is happening though, as the club seem intent on doing exactly the opposite to what is expected.}
25 Feb 2026 14:59:08
St Etienne, If you want your winger to cut in and shoot, play a lefty on the right. If you want your winger to hit the byline and cross, play a righty on the right. That's how I see it, anyway.
25 Feb 2026 16:19:07
Ed001, I expect a Championship goalkeeper (late 20s) and a 14-year-old CB to come in to replace Gakpo and Salah. jk.