Jamie Carragher believes that Yan Diomande could succeed at Liverpool because he shares similar traits to Mo Salah and Sadio Mane.Â
The Reds are leading the chase to sign the highly-rated RB Leipzig winger, who scored 13 goals and created nine assists in 36 appearances in all competitions last season.
Liverpool have reportedly had an £86 million (€100m) bid for the Ivory Coast international rejected by Leipzig, who are to want around £112 million (€130m) for him. PSG are also reportedly interested in the 19-year-old.
Diomande has impressed for Les Elephants in their opening two FIFA World Cup group games, in which they defeated Ecuador and narrowly lost to Germany.
Carragher compares Liverpool transfer target Diomande to Salah and Mane
“I thought he was fantastic in the first game of the World Cup. Less so in the second game, but still was a real danger,” Carragher told Sky Sports.
“I think what you’d be buying is potential. It’s not what he is right now. He’s a 19-year-old kid. He’s a young man.
“But when you look at him physically, he looks like he’s got all those attributes.
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“You think of the success Liverpool have had in the past with powerful, quick, wide men. You think of [Mohamed] Salah and Sadio Mane, especially those two.
“He certainly looks like he’s got those type of traits. That’s a big thing that Liverpool lacked last season, pace in those wide areas.
“They’ve already got a signing in now from Spain, from Osasuna, Victor Munoz.
“Maybe they want a little bit of pace on the other side as well. I think it’s pretty obvious where Liverpool were lacking last season.
“That looks like where they’re going in the market. But is he worth it? Time will tell. As I said, Liverpool spent big last summer.
“Right now, a year on, we probably would say those players don’t look worth it.”
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