Real Madrid have reached agreement on personal terms with Yan Diomande, with the RB Leipzig winger giving his definitive green light to a five-year contract that would keep him at the Bernabéu until 2031, ONE reports.
The 19-year-old Ivory Coast international has emerged as one of the most coveted young attackers in Europe after a breakout debut season in the Bundesliga, and Madrid moved quickly this week to push the personal terms of the deal over the line.
According to ONE, Madrid's opening proposal to Leipzig stands at more than €100m, while Spanish outlets are citing a package in the region of €115-120m once add-ons are included — a figure still to be agreed between the two clubs rather than confirmed.
Fabrizio Romano has separately reported that Real Madrid's initial bid of €90m fixed plus €10m in performance-related add-ons was knocked back by Leipzig, who value their player considerably higher and are yet to accept an improved offer.
Manager José Mourinho is understood to have personally sanctioned the pursuit, telling the club's board he wanted more pace in his forward line — with Diomande earmarked as the fifth major arrival of Madrid's summer rebuild, following Denzel Dumfries, Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konaté and Bernardo Silva.
Paris Saint-Germain remain a complicating factor. Diomande had reportedly agreed personal terms with PSG earlier in the summer and given the French club an initial preference, but Madrid have since overtaken them in the race, according to Romano and Managing Madrid.
Diomande joined RB Leipzig from Spanish side Leganés last summer for around €20m and instantly established himself in the Bundesliga, scoring 12 goals and adding eight assists in 33 appearances as Leipzig secured Champions League qualification for 2026/27 — form that earned him the division's Rookie of the Year award.
His stock rose further at this summer's World Cup, where he became the youngest Ivorian ever to feature at the tournament. He played the full 90 minutes in Ivory Coast's 1-0 win over Ecuador, set up his side's goal in a 2-1 loss to Germany, and teed up Nicolas Pépé in a 2-0 win over Curaçao that sent the Elephants through to the round of 32.
With personal terms now settled, attention shifts to the boardroom negotiations between Madrid and Leipzig, where the size of the fee — and whether the Bundesliga club can be persuaded to sell one of its prize assets this window — will determine how quickly the move is completed.
