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RB Leipzig managing director Marcel Schafer has sensationally hit back at reports claiming a deal has been reached with Real Madrid for teenage sensation Yan Diomande. Despite widespread speculation that the Ivory Coast international was on the verge of a record-breaking move to the Santiago Bernabeu, the Bundesliga club have moved to clarify that negotiations are far from over.

For some football fans, the summer is the part of the calendar that they look forward to the most - and that's not just because it's filled by a World Cup every four years! Rather, it's because the end of the season means only one thing: It's time for transfers! The 2026 window is once again proving to be busy, with some huge names making big-money moves before deadline day on September 1.

He joined the Real Madrid in a free transfer.

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