Arne Slot has brilliantly responded to Barcelona‘s claims that they’re excited by signing Luis Diaz from Liverpool this summer season.
Diaz has loved a robust season for the Reds, scoring 17 targets in all competitions and proving to be helpful each out broad and as a centre ahead.
The 28-year-old has continuously been linked with a summer season swap to Barcelona, nevertheless, with sporting director Deco speaking up a transfer not too long ago.
“Speaking about gamers who’ve contracts with different golf equipment is sophisticated out of respect,” Deco mentioned.
“We like Luis (Diaz), we like (Marcus) Rashford, and we like different gamers. After we go to the market, there are names that we all know and that would enhance the staff.”
Talking in his pre-Crystal Palace press convention, Slot produced an ideal response, saying he admires a few of Barcelona‘s gamers, too, nevertheless it doesn’t imply he’ll signal them.
“Each membership has its personal manner of doing issues,” Slot mentioned.
“You might be used to the truth that I don’t discuss gamers from different golf equipment that we haven’t signed.
“I perceive he (Deco) is an enormous admirer of Lucho Diaz – as a result of I’m an enormous admirer of him as properly. He is a superb participant, having an important season.
“He (Deco) admires just a few gamers, which all of us do. I like Lamine Yamal and Raphinha quite a bit as properly!”
Preserve or promote Luis Diaz this summer season?
Diaz hasn’t at all times been universally cherished amongst Liverpool supporters, with some feeling he isn’t fairly on the world-class degree of Sadio Mane in his prime, for instance.
Whereas that will nonetheless be the case, the Colombian has proven this season that the Reds are far stronger for having him of their squad than letting him go.
Solely Mohamed Salah (28) has bettered his tally of 13 targets within the Premier League for Liverpool in 2024/25, and he has proven extra consistency than Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota.
For that cause, the Reds shouldn’t be seeking to promote Diaz, except a proposal is just too good for the membership to refuse and Barcelona‘s monetary standing may make that unlikely.
He’s contracted at Anfield till the summer season of 2027, so a choice will must be made a couple of contract extension quickly, however he stays a key man having performed the seventh-most minutes this season.
Granted, an enormous supply could tempt Liverpool, given Diaz’s age and the truth that Florian Wirtz is seemingly on the verge of becoming a member of, nevertheless it stays to be seen if that can occur.
