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Real Madrid make Diomande Africa's most expensive player

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Real Madrid signed Ivorian forward Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig, making him Africa's most expensive player. The transfer fee was reported as €135m (£115.7m) by The Guardian or up to €140m (£120m) by the BBC, with Diomande signing a seven-year contract. The signing came after Paris Saint-Germain withdrew from negotiations for the player.

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The Guardian SportWire / record

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,…