Regardless of his assertion that he’s “very completely happy” at Liverpool, hypothesis over Luis Diaz becoming a member of Barcelona has continued in each Spain and Colombia.
“I’m very completely happy there in Liverpool, it’s a nice crew and membership,” he advised Gol Caracol earlier this month.
“I all the time wished to play there, so I’m very completely happy and calm. I’m not enthusiastic about anything, I’m enthusiastic about the Colombian nationwide crew, which is the place we’re.”
Diaz, whose contract at Anfield runs to 2027, indicated that, whereas his focus is presently on preparations for Copa America, he intends to return to Liverpool this summer season.
That has not stopped curiosity from Barcelona, with The Athletic acknowledging their pursuit in an replace on Tuesday.
In the meantime, Colombian journalist Breinner Arteta Canizares has gone additional in claiming {that a} assembly is scheduled between Diaz’s representatives and “emissaries from a Spanish membership” in america both “this week or subsequent.”
It’s reported that the 27-year-old “would have all the things lined as much as depart Liverpool FC and go to LaLiga.”
Over in Spain, Sport‘s Joaquim Piera reviews that Diaz and Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes are “the 2 gamers chosen by Barca to bolster two key positions.”
Piera cites the continued European Championship and upcoming Copa America – which begins on Friday – as causes that will probably be a “very lengthy and completely unpredictable” switch window.
Barcelona are prone to await a “domino impact” from different main transfers earlier than finalising their strikes, however “Diaz is the left winger that [sporting director] Deco considers to be ideally suited.”
Diaz has already acquired the inexperienced gentle from new Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick, too, with it claimed that each one events are resolved that he’s the precedence goal.
Of their report, The Athletic reiterate that Liverpool are “planning for pre-season” with Diaz, although their wording after that does recommend a deal might be struck.
“They might anticipate a big payment for the Colombian winger to even take into account a sale,” Merseyside journalist Andy Jones writes.
“The 27-year-old has three years remaining on his present deal and the membership would need to make a good-looking revenue on the £50 million they spent on him in January 2022.”
Anticipating a revenue on £50 million could also be a tall order on the subject of Barcelona, after all, given their extensively reported monetary points.
Nonetheless, it can’t be ignored that the Spanish facet have nonetheless managed to spend huge on the likes of Ferran Torres (£47m), Raphinha (£55m), Jules Kounde (£42m), Robert Lewandowski (£43m) and 19-year-old Vitor Roque (£52m) in latest seasons.
