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Leipzig signs Ivory Coast youth international Yan Diomande with more arrivals expected
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FILE - Leganes' Yan Diomande, center, and Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior fight for the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Leganes at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, March 29, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Leipzig has signed Ivory Coast youth international Yan Diomande from Spanish second-division team Leganés. The club is also reportedly close to finalizing deals for Serbia midfielder Andrija Maksimović and Belgium winger Johan Bakayoko. The 18-year-old Diomande signed a contract through June 2030, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday.