Luis Diaz is seeking to go away Liverpool this summer time, and with Bayern Munich anticipated to desk a brand new provide, he’s claimed to have requested the membership to just accept.
Diaz has already been topic of unsuccessful advances from each Bayern and Barcelona this summer time, with Liverpool adamant their No. 7 is just not on the market.
However with the 28-year-old making it clear he needs to pursue different monetary alternatives elsewhere there was a shift within the membership’s stance.
That’s in keeping with a report from BILD this week, with it claimed that Liverpool are actually “keen to barter” as Bayern put together a brand new provide.
Having seen a bid of €67 million (£58m) turned down earlier this month, Bayern are mentioned to be prepared to supply €75 million (£65m).
In response to Colombian journalist Pipe Sierra – thought of a dependable supply relating to Diaz – the ahead has “requested that Liverpool, if they aren’t going to resume his contract (as promised in Could), settle for the provide.”
Writing on XSierra added: “The Colombian winger needs to enhance his situations and seize the chance with the German workforce.”
Whereas Bayern’s proposed provide is simply shy of the €80 million payment experiences in Spain claimed was a part of a ‘gentleman’s settlement’ between Diaz and Liverpool to facilitate a switch, it will symbolize a big revenue for the membership.
Not solely wouldn’t it imply recouping the £50 million paid to Porto in 2022, however with an additional enhance to the coffers and, crucially, their accounts to align with the Premier League‘s PSR restrictions.
Nevertheless, Liverpool would clearly have to weigh that in opposition to the prospect of dropping a vital a part of Arne Slot‘s assault.
Diaz would wish an elite alternative
Diaz made 50 appearances for the Reds final season, beginning 38 video games, clocking the seventh-most minutes within the squad and offering 17 targets and 5 assists.
With Diogo Jota‘s passing and anticipated departures of each Darwin Nunez and Federico Chiesa, the membership might even see it as a chance to permit their major No. 9 choice of the marketing campaign simply gone to additionally transfer on.
Clearly, if Diaz leaves, Liverpool would wish a alternative, and each Actual Madrid‘s Rodrygo and Lyon’s Malick Fofana have been touted as choices.
It additionally raises the potential of an outrageous transfer for Newcastle‘s Alexander Isak to associate with the upcoming arrival of £79 million Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt.
With Ekitike set to change into the seventh signing of an already record-breaking summer time, it appears as if there might nonetheless be much more to come back from Liverpool.
