❌Leipzig deny any agreement with Real Madrid for Diomandé

The soap opera surrounding Yan Diomandé’s future has taken a new turn. In response to the speculation of recent days, RB Leipzig sporting director Marcel Schäfer flatly denied that the Ivorian forward’s transfer to Real Madrid is a done deal, telling Sky Sport Germany that they have “not yet reached that stage.”

🔴 “It’s clear that some so-called transfer experts reported a few days ago that the deal was done or gave it the ‘here we go.’ That’s simply not the case. We’re not at that stage yet.” 🗣️ RB Leipzig managing director Marcel Schäfer speaking to Sky Germany on the deal with Real – Monday, 3 August 2026

Training separately and caution in Leipzig

After returning to training following his post-World Cup vacation, the 20-year-old did not travel with the German squad to their training camp in Austria. Although a medical issue was officially given as the reason, Diomandé has continued training individually to avoid any kind of injury that could jeopardize a potential transfer. As a result, the player has not yet worked under coach Martín Demichelis.

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🔴 Leipzig Manager Martin Demichelis, in response to a Sky question about Yan Diomande. Sky: “Yan Diomande is ill. You fly to the training camp at 5:00 p.m. Is Diomande coming with the team? Is that the plan?” Martin Demichelis: “I know it’s a big topic. Yan is genuinely ill. – Saturday, 1 August 2026

The legal dispute between player agencies

On top of the lack of an agreement between the clubs, there is also a complex legal dispute within the player’s camp. The former agency, Maxidel Management (owned by Max Gradel), has filed a complaint with FIFA against the current agency, Roc Nation.

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The agency of Yan Diomande, Vinicius and Endrick have released a STATEMENT! "Roc Nation Sports International and our entire team cannot stand idle when unprofessional and uninformed media publish fake and damaging information for attention-seeking purposes. – Sunday, 2 August 2026

Schäfer confirmed that his official point of contact is Roc Nation, at the player’s express request. However, this conflict over commissions and an alleged breach of contract has caused frustration within the Real Madrid hierarchy, who negotiated with rapper Jay-Z’s multinational company without being aware of the ongoing legal dispute.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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