Luis Diaz left Liverpool to join Bayern Munich last summer and he celebrated a league title win with Vincent Kompany this weekend shortly after another Harry Kane hat-trick
08:00, 17 May 2026
Luis Diaz and Vincent Kompany celebrate after winning the Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich.
Luis Diaz and Vincent Kompany celebrate after winning the Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich.(Image: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
Former Liverpool winger Luis Diaz has celebrated winning a league title for a second season in a row after joining Bayern Munich for a fee that could reach $88 million (£65 million) last summer.
Harry Kane scored a hat-trick in a 5-1 win over Cologne on Saturday as the Bundesliga season came to an end. The former Tottenham man's 58 goals in all competitions at club level are the most by a player from Europe's big-five leagues since the ex-Liverpool ace Luis Suarez for Barcelona in 2015/16.
Diaz and his teammates lifted the trophy at the final whistle, celebrating their latest success by dancing on the pitch and covering one another with beer. Bayern Munich has now won 12 of the last 13 editions of the German top flight.
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But while it was hugely successful domestically, Bayern Munich was knocked out of the Champions League by PSG at the semi-final stage, missing out on European glory.
In all competitions, Diaz has scored 26 goals and provided 22 assists in his debut season in Germany. He might have some additional competition for his place in the team next year, with Anthony Gordon lined up to come in from Newcastle.
"Making the decision to come to Bayern was the right one," Diaz told ESPN in April. "I feel very happy and I enjoy every match. I feel very good, strong, and that allows me to be available to help the team."
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While Diaz has been missed at Liverpool, it was not necessarily the wrong decision to let him leave. He had wanted to go a year earlier and only had two years left on his contract.
Diaz, at 29, brought in a major transfer fee from Bayern Munich, but Liverpool should have added some more pace to its roster to avoid the struggles it has had in attack this term that were evident again at Aston Villa on Friday.
When the summer comes, a replacement for the Colombian will be as important as finding a successor to Mohamed Salah, with the Egyptian set to follow him out of the door.
Liverpool has 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha as well, of course, but the Reds have been keen to ensure that he isn't overplayed. Federico Chiesa could leave and Jeremie Frimpong has been ineffective when he has been used in the forward line.
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Last month, Steven Gerrard mentioned Diaz when he was asked about trying to replace Salah, pointing out that a different kind of winger might be targeted to complement the likes of Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak.
"I think the concern is if you're trying to replace Salah, in terms of like-for-like, I think there are very few out there that you can go and grab," the Reds legend said on talkSPORT.
"[Michael] Olise would be one, I would say, but I don't think he would be available. But from experience, being around Liverpool as a player and also since I've left, Liverpool's recruitment team will have different options, and that doesn't necessarily mean they'll look for a like-for-like.
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"When we had to replace Sadio Mane, for example, we went for Diaz, who's slightly different, if you like."