Leipzig's top executive contradicts reports of a verbal agreement sending the teenage winger to Real Madrid, as a valuation standoff drags into August. So when RB Leipzig’s CEO stepped in front of a microphone to directly contradict Romano’s claim that a verbal agreement existed for Yan Diomandé’s move to Real Madrid, it was not a small moment. If Real Madrid does not meet their number, Diomandé plays another season in the Bundesliga and Leipzig holds all the cards again next summer. For now, Diomandé sits in a holding pattern, reportedly ill, his agent in a dispute with previous representatives, his club publicly contradicting Romano’s verbal agreement claim. The €15 million gap between what Madrid is offering and what Leipzig is demanding remains unresolved.