Real Madrid announce arrival of £115m Yan Diomande on seven-year contract

Forward becomes most expensive African player Club are in positive talks with Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid have sealed the €135m (£115.7m) club-record signing of Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig. After several weeks of negotiations that saw Paris Saint-Germain pull out of the race, the deal for Diomande – the 19-year-old

The £115.8million fee makes the Ivory Coast forward Africa’s most expensive player.