Paris Saint-Germain has taken the lead in the race to sign Yann Diomandé.

According to L’Équipe, the Ivorian winger, who has “shone” with his performances at the World Cup, has already agreed to a five-year contract with the European champions.

The 19-year-old star clearly prefers Paris over Liverpool, even though the latter has made a higher offer to Leipzig, proposing 80 million plus 20 million euros in bonuses.

The French club’s power broker, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has taken charge of the negotiations and is expected to strike a deal with the Germans for the young African player, who had 13 goals and 10 assists in 36 matches this season.

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