Leipzig signs Ivory Coast youth worldwide Yan Diomande with more

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP)– Leipzig has signed Ivory Coast youth international Yan Diomande from Spanish second-division group Leganés.The club is also reportedly near settling deals for Serbia midfielder Andrija Maksimović and Belgium winger Johan Bakayoko.Advertisement The 18-year-old Diomande signed an agreement through

June 2030, the Bundesliga club stated on Wednesday.Diomande spent just one season at Leganés after moving from Florida-based club AS Frenzi.

He made his league launching versus Genuine Madrid and scored two goals in 10 La Liga looks for Leganés but could not prevent its transfer at the end of the season.”He’s a left winger with impressive pace, strong dribbling, athleticism and a real eye for objective.

On top of that, he never gives up on a ball and has fun with great team spirit. With these qualities, he fits completely into the type of football we want to play this season,” Leipzig sporting director Marcel Schäfer said.Leipzig, which lost out on European qualification last season, was likewise expected to finish the finalizings of Maksimović and Bakayoko from Red Star Belgrade and PSV Eindhoven, respectively.Advertisement Yussuf Poulsen, who signed up with Leipzig when it was still in Germany’s third department in 2013, has actually left for promoted Hamburger SV. Other players, including Benjamin Šeško and Loïs Openda, are likewise prospects

to leave.Leipzig was established in 2009 when energy drinks maker Red Bull bought and rebranded fifth-tier club SSV Markranstädt and financed its increase through the lower departments. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer