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Real Madrid Set Record Fee for Diomande

Real Madrid have agreed a club-record fee of €135m (£115.7m) with RB Leipzig for Yan Diomande and are confident of retaining Vinícius Júnior.

Real Madrid have finalized a club-record deal for Yan Diomande, the 19-year-old Ivorian forward who joined RB Leipzig from Leganés last summer. The Spanish giants will pay an initial €125m plus €10m in add-ons, exceeding their previous record fee for Jude Bellingham. catcross.biz

The club are also in positive talks with Vinícius Júnior, offering an improved contract to ward off Arsenal's interest in the Brazil forward.