Bundesliga Scout Report 2025/2026: U21 Breakout Talents To Watch (Yan Diomande, Said El Mala, Mert Kömür) – Player Analysis

The German football season traditionally starts with the first round of the DFB-Pokal, before the Bundesliga kicks off the following week.

Last week, we witnessed a couple of very interesting DFB-Pokal matches between the Bundesliga teams.

Some showed great form before the league kicked off, while others struggled immensely against inferior competition.

Over the last couple of years, the Bundesliga has developed into a league where younger players can thrive.

With most clubs being dependent on sales to keep their operations going, the league has produced many class players who have gone on to bigger clubs or even other leagues.

The latest examples of the great talent development in the Bundesliga are the two new Liverpool signings, Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitiké.

Both made huge jumps in their ability over the course of the last season and are now key players for a rejuvenated Reds side under Arne Slot.

Not only have the best teams like Bayer Leverkusen or Eintracht Frankfurt been producing a lot of talent over the last couple of years, but pretty much every Bundesliga club has had some great players in their squad.

So, in this tactical analysis and scout report, we will examine three interesting players to watch this season in the Bundesliga.

These players play for three different teams and are in three different stages of their careers.

Yan Diomande Scout Report At RB Leipzig 2025/2026

The first player we are going to look at is not German and has not progressed through the German youth system at all, but I still believe that he has the biggest chance of an absolute breakout season in the Bundesliga this year.

His name is Yan Diomande.

Diomande has had a very interesting career path so far at only 18 years of age.

Born in the Ivory Coast, Diomande moved to the US as a child; he played football there in high school and later for DME Academy.

At the end of 2024, Diomande signed a contract in Madrid for La Liga side CD Leganés.

He was supposed to play for the B-team to start his career in Spain, but he got promoted to the first team quickly.

He made a couple of appearances in La Liga, but his new team got relegated.

RB Leipzig triggered his release clause after just 10 games with his new team, paying €20m to sign the 18-year-old winger.

This was major business for Leganés.

At 1.80m in height, Diomande has very long legs, which make him seem taller than he is.

The biggest strength of the young winger is his ability to move down the wing with ease.

He has elite short-area quickness and pace, making him very explosive and nearly impossible for any full-back to contain for 90 minutes.

He combines his athletic ability with great dribbling.

He is very well coordinated and always keeps the ball at his feet during duels, making change-of-direction movements and quick touches with both feet look easy.

This makes him incredibly dangerous around the box, where he is always able to move past defenders and get into shooting positions with ease.

With his powerful shot, he is also a threat to finish off what he created.

Here, we can see Diomande in the first round of the DFB-Pokal for RB Leipzig against Sandhausen.

Diomande is not just great with the ball; he also shows a great work ethic in the press.