Bayern Munich continues their pursuit of Liverpool -wing player Luis Diaz and have faith in landing in the Colombia Star, despite seeing a first range of £ 58 million rejected
Bayern Munich are confident to sign Luis Diaz, despite the fact that Liverpool rejects their first offer for the winger. The Reds rejected an range of £ 58.6 million for Diaz on Tuesday, but knows that the Colombia International wants to leave the club.
Liverpool did not even take into account the opening offer of Bayern and was determined in their position that they would only sell Diaz for huge money, possibly £ 86 million. He contributed 17 goals and eight assists in 50 performances in all competitions to help Liverpool end the 2024/25 campaign with the Premier League trophy and Arne Slot wants to keep him.
The club has been busy in the summer transfer window and signed Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez to strengthen their team. They now chase Hugo Ekitike and have already agreed conditions for the Eintracht Frankfurt -Spits.
Frankfurt rejected an £ 70 million from Newcastle for Ekitike, but Liverpool believes that they can sign him for a fee that is slightly higher than that because the Frenchman prefers a move to Anfield. But Diaz could see Diaz leave for Bayern, according to reports in Germany.
Bild reports that Bayern has not been put off because their first bid is rejected and has succeeded in planning a meeting with Liverpool Chiefs to further discuss the move. Diaz has already agreed the conditions with Bayern and would like to follow in the footsteps of Sadio Mane and continue two years before his contract would expire.
Bayern is said to believe that as soon as Ekitike is through the door, Liverpool will be forced to balance the books by selling Diaz. The side of Slot has already spent more than £ 180 million on transfers this summer and did not compensate for that by sales, with Jarell Quansah, Caoimhin Kelleher, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Nat Phillips that they don't pay much attention.
It is understood that Diaz is frustrated by the position of Liverpool on a new contract for him. He remains the same contract that he signed at the arrival from Porto in January 2022 for a first £ 37.5 million and is therefore paid much less than stars such as Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, who received new deals earlier this year.
He has 41 goals and 23 assists in 148 games in all matches for Liverpool and clearly believes that he is not well appreciated in Anfield. After interest from Barcelona and Saudi Arabia, Bayern has emerged as a feasible option for him.
Diaz changed his song from the end of last season, when he insisted that he was happy in Liverpool. “I feel that I am going through a really good period,” he told the club website in May. “I am really happy to be here, to be part of this great attitude, this great club and to have great teammates around me.
“From the moment I arrived, I felt great pride. I always tried to work hard for this, and to see that things work for me nowadays, I am proud and I am really happy, because that is what I work for.”