RB Leipzig welcome Yan Diomande back as Real Madrid transfer talks continue

RB Leipzig have publicly welcomed Yan Diomande back to their training camp, casting fresh doubt over the winger’s proposed move to Real Madrid.

The Ivory Coast international has resumed training with the German club after recovering from an infection, despite ongoing negotiations over a transfer to the Spanish giants.

RB Leipzig posted a message directly addressing Diomande on their social media channels, writing: “Welcome back to training camp, Yan .. After recovering from the infection, Yan Diomande is back in training.”

The statement has been interpreted by Spanish newspaper AS as a sign of intent from RB Leipzig, suggesting the club does not believe a final agreement has yet been reached over the player’s transfer.

The public welcome came at a time when the deal had appeared close to completion. In recent hours, it had been widely assumed that RB Leipzig and Real Madrid had resolved the terms of the move and that Diomande would not travel with his current team-mates for the next stage of pre-season preparations.

Instead, the winger remains involved with RB Leipzig while discussions continue. The absence of a final agreement has prolonged the negotiations and left Diomande’s immediate future uncertain.

Real Madrid are still waiting for all outstanding issues to be settled before they can complete the signing of a player whose transfer fee is expected to exceed €100m.

The latest developments mean the situation remains unresolved, with Diomande now back on the training pitch at the German club while the two sides continue to work towards a possible agreement.

RB Leipzig’s message did not confirm that the transfer had collapsed, but it did underline that the move has not yet been formally completed. The club’s decision to highlight Diomande’s return to training has therefore raised questions over whether the final details of the proposed switch to Real Madrid have been settled.

For now, Diomande remains a RB Leipzig player, and his participation in the training camp indicates that he has not yet been separated from the squad ahead of the completion of the negotiations. Real Madrid’s attempt to sign the winger remains dependent on an agreement being reached on all aspects of the deal.