Luis Diaz recently made the switch from Liverpool to Bayern Munich after he had pushed to leave Anfield about his contract situation, but the Colombian is reminded that he was not the first choice of the German side this summer
Bayern Munich Great Lothar Matthaus has reminded Luis Diaz that he “was not the first choice” after he had moved to the German giants from Liverpool for £ 65 million.
The deal of the Colombian in Anfield had two more years left and he wanted a new contract, but Kop -bosses refused to open the negotiations about a new deal – forcing Diaz and his representatives to urge his exit. Bayern finally closed a deal with Liverpool to take him to Bavaria, so that their summer search for new attacking talent was ended.
Diaz reinforces their options after they have lost Thomas Muller and Leroy Sane on free transfers, with Jamal Musiala also injured. They had previously looked at Spain star Nico Williams, who eventually decided to stay in Athletic Bilbao. And Matthaus, after having seen Diaz's debut in the Allianz Arena at the weekend, tried to remind both the player and his new club of their new marriage.
He said to Bild: “Diaz is a good player, but he was not the first choice for this position. We also received rejections, and Eberl should not forget that.”
Diaz debuted in a 2-1 victory on the French side Lyon. The 28-year-old came in the second half of the couch and won a penalty when he offered a glimpse of what he could do, but the ex-Rood claimed that he had much more in the tank as soon as he was arranged.
He said: “I will get used to the team little by little. I think I personally had a good game. I had opportunities to score, but hopefully I will score next time. My first impressions are incredible. I am very happy and feel good in my first few days here. I need a little time to integrate and get to know my teammates better.”
Diaz was well received by the German media, who gave him a positive assessment after his first outing. Bild claimed that Diaz “all critics who consider his mega transfer to be far too high had quickly silenced.”
Kicker stated: “Luis Diaz brought the certain play feeling that his predecessor Leroy Sané also embodied in the field in his first 45 minutes, looking for dribbles, shots and the road to the goal, but became entangled two or three times.
“Have Bayern finally found legitimate successors of the wing duo of Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery in him and Olise?”