JAKARTA - Real Madrid is expected to complete a deal to sign Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig in the coming hours.
The 19-year-old winger is one of the best young prospects in world football after impressing in the Bundesliga last season - scoring 12 goals and providing eight assists - and becoming a star for Ivory Coast at the 2026 World Cup.
According to ESPN reports, Real Madrid will complete the signing of the young player between Monday and Tuesday (27-28 July 2026) local time with a transfer value estimated at 135 million euros (around Rp2.7 trillion) including variables, with a fixed amount between 115 million euros and 120 million euros.
If the add-on clause is reached, Diomande will be a record transfer for Real Madrid, surpassing the transfer of Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund and Eden Hazard from Chelsea.
The move will be the latest step in Diomande's rapid rise, who two years ago was still playing at the DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Florida.
He joined Spanish club Leganes in January 2025, initially playing for their reserve team, but his performances were impressive enough that he was signed by Leipzig six months later.
The attacker then became one of the best players in the Bundesliga last season, when Leipzig finished in third place.
At the 2026 World Cup, he created 11 chances in four appearances for Ivory Coast before they were eliminated by Norway in the last 32.
Paris Saint-Germain were previously strongly linked with a move for Diomande before Real Madrid joined the race.
Los Blancos are also now optimistic about their chances of signing Manchester City midfielder Rodri.
ESPN reported last week that Real Madrid were no longer ruling out the possibility of signing the Spain captain, who won the 2026 World Cup, after previously expressing concerns about his injury record.
Rodri's performance at the 2026 World Cup changed opinions among Real Madrid's senior executives.
A source at Real Madrid said they believed Manchester City wanted to bring in a replacement before allowing the midfielder - whose contract in Manchester is up in a year - to leave.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid have signed Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konate, Bernardo Silva, and Denzel Dumfries this summer. ESPN reported that the club needs to let go of several players to strengthen the squad of new coach Jose Mourinho.
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