Liverpool and Bayern Munich in advanced talks over £69m deal for Luis Diaz – after star was left out of AC Milan pre-season defeat

Liverpool and Bayern Munich are in superior talks over a £69million deal for winger Luis Diaz.

The 28-year-old winger is nearing a transfer to the Bundesliga giants, who’ve been linked with a transfer for him all through the summer time.

It marks a second bid the Premier League champions have obtained for the Colombian worldwide after turning down an preliminary supply of simply shy of £58.5m – with Diaz is believed to be wanting an exit.

Diaz, who was signed by Liverpool for an preliminary £37m price in January 2022, was not noted of the Reds’ squad to face AC Milan of their newest pre-season pleasant.

Requested if the absence was linked to his future, Slot stated: ‘In Lucho’s scenario it was, yeah.

‘There are lots of rumours round it currently and I can not go into that. However he’s coaching very well with us and we now have determined, for now, to not play him but.

The Colombian winger was not noted of Arne Slot’s squad to face AC Milan on Saturday

‘Does he need to go away? I’m not the individual to ask.’

Any motion on this entrance may release assets for the Reds to finish a sensational swoop for wantaway Newcastle frontman Alexander Isak.

Mail Sport solely revealed on Thursday that Isak has informed the membership he needs to go away this summer time and Liverpool are readying a British document supply. A number of team-mates count on him to go, if the Reds pay the £150m the Magpies will demand.

Diaz, who’s below contract till 2027, value Liverpool £50m once they signed him from Porto in January 2022, beating Manchester United and Tottenham to his signature. He has gone on to turn into an integral member of their squad.

Throughout his facet’s cost to the Premier League title final season, the Colombia worldwide scored 13 objectives and registered seven assists in 36 top-flight matches.

He has taken half in coaching as common in Hong Kong forward of Saturday’s pleasant towards AC Milan however didn’t play in friendlies towards Preston or Stoke final week.

Mail Sport reported earlier this month that Bayern’s preliminary curiosity in Diaz had been rebuffed after a cellphone name from sporting director Max Eberl.

Diaz was a vital performer below Arne Slot final season however may transfer on

Barcelona have been additionally within the race however have since stepped away because of a ‘complication’.

Membership president Joan Laporta informed Mundo Deportivo on Wednesday: ‘It is true that I favored Diaz, a really full participant, however because of his contract scenario with Liverpool, it was difficult – though I respect the participant who needed to affix us.’

Diaz seemed to have dismissed rumours he would go away this summer time, telling Telemundo in Could, shortly after Liverpool’s title triumph, that he was ‘very, very completely satisfied’. He did, nonetheless, additionally admit he was in dialogue with different golf equipment.

‘From day one, they’ve made me really feel actually welcome,’ stated Diaz.