It’s been one thing of an odd and unsure summer season on the Luis Diaz entrance. The fleet-footed 28-year-old Liverpool and Colombia winger has change into a supply of normal switch chatter regardless of the membership insisting they might somewhat desire to not promote.
That has led to a really excessive valuation being positioned on the ahead, reportedly within the area of £70M (which works out to only round €80M). For followers of Bayern Munich and Barcelona, each of whom have been linked, it’s a payment that has led to incredulousness.
That, although, somewhat appears the purpose. If Bayern and Barcelona see Diaz as the most effective plausibly obtainable winger in the marketplace, and if he’s below contract for 2 extra years with the Reds, Liverpool aren’t going to be keen now to must supply a substitute.
Liverpool are already down a ahead after the tragic loss of life of Diogo Jota. Darwin Nuñez and Federico Chiesa are nonetheless anticipated to go away. Promoting Diaz means having to switch him—in a market the place Bayern and Barcelona take into account him the best choice.
Nonetheless, the tales maintain coming. The most recent have principally been out of Germany, and once more at this time the discuss is of Bayern, stated to be keen to bid as much as €60M (or about £52M, transformed again into Kilos) for the participant. It appears somewhat wanting what’s required.
For Diaz’ half, the participant had reportedly been in search of a brand new contract just for the membership to sign they would like to see him run down his £140-150K per week deal and depart on a free in two years. An intensification of switch rumours adopted.
Together with the persevering with rumours of Bayern and, following their current failure to signal Nico Williams from Bilbao, Barcelona curiosity, there was rising discuss that Diaz is sad about that contract scenario and will now be actively in search of a switch.
From the surface, it’s maybe onerous to know why a four-year cope with a modest elevate that wouldn’t stop the membership and Diaz parting methods in two years—with the Reds receiving a switch payment—wouldn’t make sense for everybody, but right here we’re.