Liverpool are expected to try to sign a top winger this summer, and Yan Diomande has emerged as one of the names in the conversation. Lewis Steele said links to Diomande and Bradley Barcola were credible in discussion with Anfield Index, as the club weigh where to strengthen after a tense run-in.
The timing matters because Liverpool’s season is still not settled. They lost to Aston Villa on Friday, but today Manchester City drew 1-1 with Bournemouth, handing the Premier League title to Arsenal and leaving Bournemouth three points behind Liverpool in fifth with a six inferior goal difference. Liverpool have effectively secured Champions League football barring a heavy defeat against Brentford and a big final-day Bournemouth win, which gives the club room to keep planning ahead while the final league table is still being shaped.
Steele’s remarks also point to the kind of player Liverpool are chasing. He described both the Diomande and Barcola links as credible and said the club want a top winger, a brief but revealing line about where recruitment is headed. That sits alongside other attacking talk around the club, including ’s claim that Liverpool have an interest in Jarrod Bowen. Liverpool are long-term admirers of Bowen, and they could sense an opportunity if West Ham are relegated, especially with the club facing a $134 million shortfall if that happens. Manchester United and Chelsea would also be in the chase, which would make any move far less straightforward.
There is another wrinkle to Liverpool’s summer planning. Andy Robertson will be departing at the weekend, and Antonio Conte will leave Napoli at the end of the season after winning the Scudetto there last year. Those exits do not change Liverpool’s immediate task, but they do underline a busy market and a summer in which several big names and several big clubs will be moving at once. For Liverpool, the next step is simple enough: finish the league, secure Europe on the pitch, and then turn the full force of their attention to the winger hunt.
