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Liverpool Eye AZ Midfielder Smit and Leipzig Winger Diomande

Liverpool are eyeing 18‑year‑old AZ midfielder Kees Smit and 19‑year‑old RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande ahead of the summer transfer window.

Liverpool’s recruitment drive under Arne Slot has turned to two promising youngsters: Kees Smit, an 18‑year‑old Dutch midfielder with 89% pass accuracy and 5.8 ball recoveries per game, and Yan Diomande, a 19‑year‑old winger who has scored seven goals and provided four assists in 20 Bundesliga appearances.

Both players are attracting interest from clubs such as Arsenal, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Manchester United, with Diomande’s €100m asking price from RB Leipzig making him a high‑cost target for the Reds.