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 season.
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 charge in January 2022, was overlooked of the Reds’ squad to face AC Milan of their newest pre-season pleasant.
Requested if the absence was linked to his future, Slot mentioned: ‘In Lucho’s state of affairs it was, yeah.
‘There are a variety of rumours round it currently and I can’t go into that. However he’s coaching rather well with us and we now have determined, for now, to not play him but.
Liverpool and Bayern Munich are reportedly in superior talks over a £69m deal for Luis Diaz
The Colombian winger was overlooked of Arne Slot’s squad to face AC Milan on Saturday
‘Does he wish to go away? I’m not the individual to ask.’
Any motion on this entrance might release assets for the Reds to finish a sensational swoop for wantaway Newcastle frontman Alexander Isak.
Mail Sport completely revealed on Thursday that Isak has instructed the membership he needs to go away this summer season and Liverpool are readying a British report supply. A number of team-mates count on him to go, if the Reds pay the £150m the Magpies will demand.
Diaz, who’s underneath contract till 2027, price Liverpool £50m after they signed him from Porto in January 2022, beating Manchester United and Tottenham to his signature. He has gone on to turn out to be an integral member of their squad.
Throughout his facet’s cost to the Premier League title final season, the Colombia worldwide scored 13 targets and registered seven assists in 36 top-flight matches.
He has taken half in coaching as traditional 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 telephone name from sporting director Max Eberl.
Diaz was an important performer underneath Arne Slot final season however might transfer on
Barcelona had been additionally within the race however have since stepped away as a result of a ‘complication’.
Membership president Joan Laporta instructed Mundo Deportivo on Wednesday: ‘It is true that I favored Diaz, a really full participant, however as a result of his contract state of affairs with Liverpool, it was sophisticated – though I admire the participant who wished to hitch us.’
Diaz regarded to have dismissed rumours he would depart this summer season, telling Telemundo in Might, shortly after Liverpool’s title triumph, that he was ‘very, very comfortable’. He did, nonetheless, additionally admit he was in dialogue with different golf equipment.
‘From day one, they’ve made me really feel actually welcome,’ mentioned Diaz.
