Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp may be heading towards an uncomfortable conversation with Luis Diaz after his father prompted transfer links with Barcelona with his recent comments. Speaking after watching his son score both goals in Colombia’s 2-1 win over Brazil just days after he was released by kidnappers following his horror ordeal, Luis Manuel Diaz discussed the prospect of a move to Spain.
He warned that the 26-year-old would be tempted if Barcelona came calling, bringing back unpleasant memories of Coutinho’s departure to the Camp Nou in 2018. The two clubs have not done business in combination since then, and Klopp will desperately seek to avoid that. A repeat.
“The fact is that I know very little about Barcelona at the moment,” he told Noticias RCN. It is true that Luis is an unconditional Barcelona fan and it would be his dream to go there. For now, I would like to thank Porto. et Liverpool for welcoming and winning it.
“Luis is a player who finds it easy to win over because of the way he is, because of his humility, his work, his dedication, he is a very disciplined player, thank God. There would be no problem if Luis came to Barcelona because it is a top team and one of the best in the world.”
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The club may be getting flashbacks after the likes of Coutinho, Luis Suarez and Javier Mascherano all swapped Liverpool for Barcelona in the past. Diaz has been a strong performer and Klopp favourite since arriving at the club from Porto, and the German boss recently heaped praise on the winger for his displays after his father had been kidnapped.
“It’s glorious that he needs to be here and gets that goal, but that’s it,” Klopp said after Diaz scored in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw against Luton. “A super vital goal and very vital for him and emotionally, but that When he is on the field, he worries about special things. “We knew he would be a threat. “
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It is possible that Liverpool will be well supplied if Diaz leaves, along with Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo at the club. Although the Egyptian remains linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, wasting any of the strikers would be a major problem.
Diaz’s contract runs for another three-and-a-half years so Liverpool will feel that they are in a comfortable position should they wish to retain the Colombian hero.
And cash-strapped Barcelona would likely be forced to pay a huge sum to keep him away from Anfield, despite his father insisting it would be difficult to turn around Xavi’s side.
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