RB Leipzig attempted to sign winger Armand Laurienté from US Sassuolo as a replacement for Yan Diomande, who moved to Real Madrid. According to transfer insider Gianluca Di Marzio in an interview with 'Wettfreunde.de', nothing progressed with the deal. Fenerbahce had also been interested in the 27-year-old in early July but was also turned down by the Italian club.