Luis Diaz helped Liverpool win the Premier League title in the course of the 2024-25 marketing campaign, however has seemed to be edging in the direction of the exit door in current days.
The Colombian began 28 of the Reds’ 38 league fixtures final time period, however had beforehand been linked with Barcelona and has now been the topic of a bid from Bayern Munich.
Reviews have instructed that Diaz needs to hitch Bayern, who’re more likely to get a deal finished after negotiations.
Former Liverpool star shocked by Luis Diaz’s potential transfer
The transfer is a shock to former Liverpool man Jason McAteer, who questions why Diaz needs to swap the reigning Premier League champions for the Bundesliga – even when key South American gamers wanting to go away the membership is nothing new.
“Clearly we’ve had the likes of Luis Suarez, and different golf equipment have had South American gamers in conditions like this,” McAteer advised FourFourTwo, in affiliation with William Hill Vegas. “I simply suppose it’s of their nature. I don’t suppose they purchase into the tradition of a soccer membership.
“I believe Barcelona continues to be an enormous pull for South American gamers as we noticed prior to now with Philippe Coutinho and Suarez. If a suggestion is available in the place they really feel it’s proper for them and their household, they’ll go.
“For Diaz although, I believe it’s extra of a shock it being Bayern Munich, if he goes there. If it was Barcelona it might be ‘Yeah, positive, I get it’. Bayern? I’m a bit bit like ‘Why?’
“We’ve had gamers like Sadio Mane who went to Bayern Munich. Was he a flop? Is that too sturdy a phrase? It wasn’t as profitable a transfer as we thought it might be for him.
“Bayern are all the time there or thereabouts, they win the league as a rule and problem within the Champions League, however Liverpool are sitting on the prime desk proper now. With competitors for locations and the gamers they’ve introduced in, they’re going to problem once more for silverware.
“If Liverpool had fallen away a bit and been fourth or fifth, within the Europa League, I may perceive it a bit extra. However proper now, with it being Bayern, I’m a bit shocked.”
McAteer wonders if funds could be the attraction for the transfer. “I don’t know whether or not it’s the wages,” he mentioned.
“I really feel South American gamers will depart for more cash, whereas different gamers may consider it extra emotionally or have extra attachment to Liverpool and possibly keep.
“They could attempt to negotiate a greater deal at Liverpool, possibly inferior to the one they’re getting elsewhere, however attempt to get shut. I’m stunned.”
