Liverpool are among the clubs linked with RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande.

Liverpool are holding off on the pursuit of a Bundesliga winger over a contractual concern, reports suggest.

The Reds are among the clubs linked with Red Bull Leipzig’s Yan Diomande. The 19-year-old has been in sensational form after joining Leipzig last summer, plundering eight goals and six assists in 22 matches.

Diomande has been linked with several top European clubs. The Ivory Coast international is capable of operating on both flank and could be an option for Liverpool in the summer transfer window amid Mo Salah’s uncertain future. Salah’s form has dropped this term and he continues to be courted by the Saudi Pro League.

Certainly, Diomande appears to be putting things into place to help with a possible switch, having recently signed with leading agency Roc Nation Sports. However, the teenager reportedly had a contract with his former agency until December 2027 - and that will make it ‘impossible’ for Liverpool to negotiate a contract.

Journalist Sacha Tavoleri posted on X: “Liverpool are holding off on Yan Diomande! The Reds have been made aware of a valid contract (running until December 2027) between the Ivorian and the agency he left for Roc Nation.

“The contract is legally registered with the English FA. Yan Diomande is also reported to have assigned his image rights to his former agency — a fundamental prerequisite, without which it is impossible to negotiate his contract with LFC.

“A deadlock that is forcing Liverpool to wait until the personal situation is resolved before moving forward…”

Diomande’s career has enjoyed a meteoric rise.Just two years ago, he was playing high-school soccer in the USA. And after spending just one season at Spanish side CD Leganes, he earned a move to Leipzig for around £18 million.

Legendary former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who is Red Bull’s head of global soccer, was part of the hierarchy who gave the greenlight to sign Diomande.

Director for sport Marcel Schäfer said: “We saw the data and immediately knew that we had to take a detailed look at the player, both on video and in live matches, and that’s what we did. Our advantage was that we were there before he had even played 200 minutes in the league. We already knew he had the profile we were looking for that summer.

“We didn’t need to have five conversations about signing him because the profile was clear. It was a 100 per cent match from our side. It was clear to us that if we had the chance, we would go for it. When we started negotiations with Leganés, they said there was such high competition for the player that we needed to pay that amount if we wanted him.

“Leganés were clear, honest and transparent. It was a huge amount given where the player was at the time, but we knew he was our number-one favourite. We wanted the player, even if we had to pay a little more than many expected. We didn’t care, because it was an ideal situation. We were even in touch with Jürgen Klopp and Mario Gomez, who saw the data and video clips, and everybody said ‘go, go, go.’”