Liverpool may be ready to sell Colombian ace and his name is Luis Diaz this summer, subject to a possible clause. Diaz arrived in January 2022 from Portugal for a reported fee of £37 million. Not only is he the most expensive Latin player in the club’s history, he is also the highest scorer with thirteen goals. His popularity among fans grew rapidly and he scored 21 goals in 82 games across all competitions while at the Anfield.
Nevertheless, Diaz’s form was affected in the latest season because he was injured in his knee but managed to see through the season more or less. Besides being grappled by a major off-field challenge while his parents got abducted in Colombia and the current campaign. Diaz has recently been in scintillating form which stands in contrast with his previous showings at Liverpool. However, these claims are quite inconsistent with the fact that the player might be sold by the winger during this summer transfer window.
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Why are Liverpool willing to sell Luis Diaz?
According to The Sun, priority for Liverpool as top of its list to extend new contracts with key individuals such as Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van-Dijk, and Mohamed Salah. In the situation if Salah would like to renew his contract with Anfield, Liverpool may consider letting go Diaz the Spanish clubs as his attractiveness is very high. The club asserts that a dialogue with top players can never begin until they finish the new sporting director’s hiring process and find a successor like Jurgen Klopp.
Several names have already surfaced as potential candidates for the open managerial position, like Xabi Alonso, Roberto De Zerbi, Thomas Frank, Ruben Amorim, and Ange Postecoglou. According to Transfer Expert Fabrizio Romano Liverpool is planning to recruit the former sporting director Michael Edwards. On Saturday afternoon, the Reds resume their Premier League campaign with a trip to struggling Nottingham Forest.
