Real Madrid complete signing of Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig

Real Madrid have reached an agreement to sign Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig in a deal worth up to €140 million, according to a report published by The Athletic on August 5. The report said the move followed lengthy negotiations and would take Diomande to Madrid after one season in Germany. Real Madrid's website on August 6 listed first-team training and upcoming preseason fixtures, but did not show an announcement confirming the transfer. RB Leipzig's official player profile still lists Diomande as part of its squad. ### Who is Yan Diomande, and what do Leipzig's records say about him? RB Leipzig's official player page identifies Diomande as a 19-year-old Ivory Coast forward, born on November 13, 2006, who joined the club on July 15, 2025. The same profile lists him at 181 centimeters and says he wears No. 49. Leipzig's German-language biography says Diomande moved to the club from CD Leganés in the summer of 2025 after beginning his development at DME Academy in Florida. (nytimes.com) The club says he made his professional debut for Leganés against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu on March 29, 2025, and later became a senior Ivory Coast international in October 2025. (rbleipzig.com) ### Is he a centre-back? RB Leipzig's official materials describe Diomande as an attacker, not a defender. The English squad page lists him under forwards, and the German profile calls him an "Offensivspieler" and "Außenstürmer," terms used for an attacking player and wide forward. The preliminary description attached to this story said Real Madrid were signing a centre-back, but the club records available on August 6 do not support that. (rbleipzig.com) The Athletic report surfaced in search results as a transfer story about Diomande moving to Madrid, but the official team pages currently identify him as a forward. (rbleipzig.com) ### How large is the reported fee? The Athletic said the agreement is worth up to €140 million. A separate Yahoo Sports report, citing the Press Association, described the deal as €135 million for the teenage Ivory Coast player. Neither Real Madrid's official site nor the RB Leipzig pages reviewed on August 6 published financial terms. (nytimes.com) Because the clubs had not posted a formal transfer announcement in the material surfaced here, the reported fee remains based on media reports rather than club confirmation. ### What had Leipzig been saying before this report? On August 3, RB Leipzig's player page linked to a club item headlined with sporting director Marcel Schäfer saying: "I only spoke to him yesterday." (nytimes.com) Search results from August 4 and August 5 also showed reports saying Leipzig had denied an agreement was already complete earlier in the week. (realmadrid.com) That sequence suggests the negotiations were still fluid in public as recently as the start of this week. The Athletic's August 5 report said the clubs had now reached agreement after lengthy talks. ### What comes next for Real Madrid? Real Madrid's official website lists a preseason friendly against Ferencváros in Hungary on August 8 and a La Liga opener against Real Sociedad on August 26. (rbleipzig.com) The same schedule shows additional friendlies against Deportivo de La Coruña on August 12 and Schalke 04 on August 16. Any formal next step in the transfer would likely be a club statement, medical or player presentation, but no such announcement appeared on Real Madrid's official site in the material reviewed on August 6. (onefootball.com) For now, the clearest confirmed dates are Madrid's August 8 friendly and the August 26 league opener. (realmadrid.com)