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Liverpool’s monetary place has been strengthened previous to a possible bid for Alexander Isak after Luis Díaz accomplished his €75m (£65.5m) transfer to Bayern Munich.
Díaz has signed a four-year contract with the choice of an additional yr with the Bundesliga champions after Liverpool acquired an improved supply they felt represented truthful market worth for the 28-year-old Colombia worldwide on Sunday. Díaz, who left Liverpool’s pre-season coaching camp in Tokyo on Monday to seal the switch, turns 29 in January and had made it clear he wished to depart the Premier League champions.
The winger had needed to depart final summer season however Liverpool stood agency earlier than Arne Slot’s debut season as head coach. The membership subsequently tried to resume his contract, which was as a consequence of expire in 2027, however with no prospect of an settlement and Bayern enhancing their bid with achievable add-ons, Liverpool reluctantly agreed to his sale. Díaz performed a key function within the membership’s twentieth league title triumph final season and scored 17 objectives in all competitions.
Díaz is the third most costly switch in Bayern’s historical past, behind Harry Kane and Lucas Hernández. He’s additionally the third greatest sale in Liverpool’s historical past behind Philippe Coutinho and Luis Suárez, each of whom joined Barcelona.
“Three years and a half that I’ll treasure endlessly. I arrived with all of the desires on the earth, and I’m leaving happy with every little thing we achieved collectively,” Díaz posted on Instagram. “I’ve met unbelievable individuals, fabulous colleagues, coaches who helped me lots, and extraordinary followers. Liverpool is, certainly, a particular group, and I’ll hold everybody in my coronary heart …
“It might have been the right goodbye if we hadn’t misplaced considered one of ours in such a tragic manner,” Díaz added, referring to former teammate Diogo Jota, who was killed in a automotive accident earlier this month. “As I mentioned, and I repeat, I carry everybody with me in my coronary heart, however considered one of them specifically: Diogo. I’ll always remember him. We’ll always remember him. Thanks for every little thing. YNWA.”
Liverpool paid an preliminary €45m to signal Díaz from Porto in January 2022 with €15m payable in potential add-ons. Solely €4m of these add-ons have been triggered and, with Porto holding no sell-on clause, Liverpool will make a revenue of €26m on the deal.
The completion of Díaz’s transfer to Germany means Liverpool have raised greater than £190m in participant gross sales since Richard Hughes grew to become sporting director in June 2024. The champions have spent virtually £300m this summer season, together with add-ons, however stay thinking about signing Isak ought to Newcastle present an inclination to promote their prized asset.
Liverpool settle for it will take a British document switch charge to deliver the Sweden worldwide to Anfield, a transfer the striker is known to need, and are more likely to have the funds to make it occur with Darwin Núñez, Harvey Elliott, Tyler Morton and Ben Doak all doubtlessly leaving this summer season.
