Star winger Yan Diomande says he's committed to RB Leipzig and hopes to help the club on their return to next season's Champions League but is aware of the many clubs interested in his services.
Diomande, 19, has enjoyed a remarkable breakout season with Leipzig. He joined the German side from Leganes in the summer for €20 million (£17m) and has excelled in the Bundesliga. Several clubs are monitoring him with Liverpool interested, sources have told ESPN.
The Ivory Coast star will be one of his country's key players at this summer's World Cup and interest could grow even further in him, but with a contract through to 2030, Diomande is keen to repay Leipzig's faith in him.
"My contract here is until 2030, so I have four more years," Diomande told reporters on Wednesday. "What's going to happen afterwards? I don't know. I am a Leipzig player.
"I will never forget this opportunity. It's not only about playing football, but the club helped me a lot off the pitch. The media only sees me on the pitch, but the club helped me a lot with my family and my mom. The only thing I can do for them is to give everything on the pitch and this is what I'm trying to do every day.
"Nobody knew me before and €20 million is a lot. It was a big risk for them and I thank them for that. And like I said today, we are in a good way and it's not over. We need to keep going, keep working hard."
Sources have told ESPN Diomande is committed to Leipzig, but the player is also aware that if the German side receive a huge offer for his services, then he could be ready for a summer move. He has seen the speculation and uses it as motivation to get even better.
"You gonna be happy and motivate to do more," Diomande said. "I don't [really] think about this kind of thing because I'm trying to be focused on the pitch and because my job is playing football so [his representatives] gonna take care of everything outside of the pitch. So this kind of things give me a lot of motivation to see a lot of clubs speaking about you and stuff like this, but I'm focused.
"It's really easy when you have a good team around you. You just have to work and they're gonna take care of everything because the only thing I can control is playing football."
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It's been some rise for Diomande. Leganes signed him from the America-based football academy DME Academy in Jan. 2025 and he made his La Liga debut against Real Madrid in March 2025. In June that summer, Leipzig activated his minimum fee release clause of €20m. His Ivory Coast debut followed in Oct. 2025, while he also featured in AFCON as they reached the quarterfinals. With Leipzig, he's been one of the stars of the Bundesliga season, contributing 13 goals and nine assists across both the league and cup.
"I want to thank God first of all because this year was amazing for me as a young player playing the AFCON at 19, play qualification of World Cup, playing Bundesliga and I'm on the way to play the World Cup," Diamonde said. "I'm just proud of me and I want to thank everyone at the club who gave me this amazing opportunity to be here today."
Additional reporting Beth Lindop.
