Diomandé becomes Real Madrid's most expensive signing ever

The operation is now complete with figures confirmed: Real Madrid has paid 125 million euros for Yan Diomandé, plus 10 million in objectives and 5 million in variables that could push the total to 140 million, according to Mundo Deportivo.

At just 19 years old, the Ivorian winger becomes the most expensive player in the entire history of the Whites, dethroning Eden Hazard, who cost 120.8 million in 2019. Diomandé also leads by a wide margin the ranking of most expensive African footballers ever signed: his compatriot Nicolas Pépé held the previous record with the 80 million that Arsenal paid Lille five years ago.

From the anonymity of Leganés just a year ago to becoming a Madrid galáctico: that's the meteoric rise of a player arriving to strengthen the White's attack for years to come.