{"id":18395,"date":"2026-07-18T02:41:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18395"},"modified":"2026-07-18T02:41:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:41:40","slug":"chelsea-prepare-85m-bid-for-world-cup-star-with-major-twist-read-chelsea-f-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18395","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea prepare \u00a385m bid for World Cup star with major twist &#8211; Read Chelsea F.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chelsea are reportedly preparing an ambitious \u00a385m offer for RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande as Xabi Alonso looks to reshape his attacking options.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Blues are considering an opening bid worth \u20ac100m for the Ivory Coast international, although Leipzig are said to value him at more than \u20ac120m, around \u00a3102m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chelsea Chronicle reports that Chelsea could offer Diomande a five-year contract before allowing him to spend another season on loan in Germany. Leipzig would reportedly only consider a summer sale if the winger immediately returned to the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No official offer has been confirmed by either club. Leipzig\u2019s current preference is to retain Diomande and improve his contract, which runs until June 2030.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>\n          <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yan Diomande is UNSTOPPABLE! 2026 \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddee\ud83d\udd25\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v6T6DccJwFo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n        <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chelsea could make major winger investment<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diomande enjoyed an outstanding first Bundesliga season after joining Leipzig from Leganes in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 19-year-old scored 12 league goals and provided eight assists. His direct running, close control and ability to operate from either flank have attracted interest from several leading European clubs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea\u2019s pursuit could depend on departures from Alonso\u2019s squad. Alejandro Garnacho\u2019s future remains uncertain following an inconsistent first season at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Read Chelsea reported while examining Alonso\u2019s early transfer decisions, the club are open to selling Garnacho as part of their summer restructuring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chelsea already have Pedro Neto, Estevao, Jamie Gittens and Geovany Quenda competing for wide roles. An \u00a385m investment would place Diomande near the centre of Alonso\u2019s long-term project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed loan arrangement would allow Diomande to continue playing regularly in the Bundesliga. However, Chelsea would also be committing a huge fee without receiving an immediate first-team option.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leipzig\u2019s valuation remains the central obstacle, with Chelsea yet to submit a confirmed proposal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are reportedly preparing an ambitious \u00a385m offer for RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}