T2Liverpool Echo26 Jun
Liverpool transfer news recap: Deals agreed for Iraola favourites, Bouaddi link, Diomande latest - Liverpool Echo
Liverpool transfer news recap: Deals agreed for Iraola favourites, Bouaddi link, Diomande latest - Liverpool Echo Liverpool seem to be in the driving seat for RB Leipzig attacker Yan Diomande after already submitting an offer for the player, with a follow-up bid widely expected. Meanwhile, the likes of Curtis Jones and Federico Chiesa are being tipped for moves away, which could help raise some valuable funds. Bournemouth duo Tommy Elphick and Shaun Cooper have agreed deals to end their contracts with the South Coast club. Ex-Liverpool full-back Glen Johnson, who joined the Reds on this day in 2009 from Portsmouth for £17.5m, exclusively opened up on the move to the ECHO. “If a club like Liverpool comes knocking, you obviously immediately have an eye on it and an interest,” Johnson said. While it's a transfer firmly in the realms of fantasy - Reds fans would hope - former United winger Antonio Valencia believes his old club should swoop for the star, who has struggled since joining Madrid from Liverpool in the summer of 2025. According to the Daily Mail, Liverpool are said to have a "firm" interest in signing Lille and Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi. The report states that Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid are all interested in signing Bouaddi. A good deal of that was likely due to the fact a scapegoat was needed to explain Real's struggles under Xabi Alonso and then Alvaro Arbeloa.
