A fresh update has now emerged regarding Liverpool forward Luis Diaz’s future at the club, with the 28-year-old pushing for a summer exit.
The Colombian has now been at Anfield for three-and-a-half years, proving to be an important attacking figure, both on the left flank and in a central role at times last season.
There has been constant speculation surrounding Diaz’s future at Liverpool, however, with Barcelona said to be interested, as well as a potential move to the Saudi Pro League being mooted.
Now, according to Mundo Deportivo [via Sport Witness], the Colombia star “will do his best” to seal a move away from the Reds during the summer transfer window.
Diaz will now go on holiday with his family and is “awaiting news about his future”, with no guarantees that he will still be a Liverpool player at the beginning of the 2025/26 season.
Positives outweigh the negatives with Diaz
While opinion may be split about whether Liverpool should keep Diaz or not this summer, retaining his services is still the best outcome, as outlined by the superb individual goal he scored for Colombia against Argentina earlier this week.
The winger isn’t perfect, not least sometimes lacking ruthlessness in the final third, but he is a gifted and dangerous attacking player, not to mention someone who works hard out of possession.
Jurgen Klopp was a huge admirer of Diaz during their time working together, further highlighting is ability, with the legendary German saying of him: “What a boy, what a story, what a player but he should have scored! He agrees probably. The speed he has is insane. He gets our football 100 per cent. We thought we saw that at Porto. He fits like a glove to our football and that’s really really special.”
Diaz is 28, though, so if a massive bid for him did arrive soon, it is understandable why Liverpool may consider accepting it, using the funds to sign a younger option.
For now, though, he should continue to be an important part of Arne Slot’s plans for the foreseeable future, not necessarily starting every week but contributing plenty.