Liverpool attacker Luis Diaz has pulled transfer interest from Saudi Arabia, but the newly beaten Premier League champions have no plans to sell the Colombia Star
Liverpool does not intend to sell Luis Diaz this summer. The Reds must not yet receive contact from clubs that the Colombia International want to sign.
Diaz, 28, only has two years left on his current contract with the club and this summer is subject to countless links about a move. Saudi Pro League sides Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal are both connected to him, as well as the Spanish giant Barcelona.
But Liverpool is confused by the noise around the future of the player, because they have not had any contact about his availability.
He is an important player among boss Arne Slot and scored 17 goals last season in all competitions when the Reds won the Premier League title.
But there are also no plans to open contract interviews with Diaz.
Diaz will be merged into the Liverpool attack by Bayer Leverkusen -star Florian Wirtz, once a deal has been agreed with the German club. So far, Liverpool has rejected two bids for the German star. And former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes that the club is right to be big on Wirtz, because the Reds “have to repair the roof while the sun is shining”.
They have already confirmed the signing of versatile right back Jeremie Frimpong in a £ 29 million deal from Bayer Leverkusen and also close to Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez, which could cost them up to £ 40 million.
Gerrard is excited and is convinced that Liverpool will be the team to catch next season while they want to defend the title.
The Reds -legend said to TNT Sport: “Well, I think you should repair the roof while the sun is shining. We never had a large summer window last year, because we already had a team and a team ready to challenge.
“But if you want to go to the next step, it is important to keep improving, to keep pushing.
So ” [Jeremie] Frimpong is ready and there are clearly many rumors around, really good, talented players. So it seems that Liverpool will be the team to catch and I am confident that they will become stronger next year. “
He added on Wirtz: he is a great talent, he is fantastic for Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen. There is a very big signature, he is a great talent [with a] Huge future for him, so Liverpool is the place for him, let's hope we can let it happen. “