Diomandé breaks Real Madrid transfer record: €140m for Leipzig winger

The deal is done: Yan Diomandé signs with Real Madrid for €140 million (€125 fixed plus €15 in add-ons), per L'Équipe. As we reported recently, the fee climbs from the €75 million discussed in the Bundesliga to this final amount after the details were finalized.

The left winger from RB Leipzig becomes the most expensive signing in the club's history, surpassing Jude Bellingham, who arrived in 2023 for €133 million. Diomandé signs through 2033 and ranks as the fifth-most expensive transfer in world football. The Ivorian international will now have to justify that outlay in Ancelotti's project, with Real Madrid continuing to shatter its own market records this season.