Liverpool tried to swap Luis Diaz for a Manchester Metropolitan place forward in a startle ‘proposition’ that was totally closed down by Pep Guardiola’s side, according to reports.
Diaz vacated Liverpool this summer, joining Bundesliga winners Bayern Munich for a price that could climax to £65.5million.
The Colombian international spent three-and-a-half years at Anfield, enrolling 41 aims and 23 assists in 148 aesthetics and cheerful 4 systematic prizes.
He signed upward 13 aims and seven assists last period to aid Arne Slot’s side win the Premier League title at a canter, but Diaz desired to vacate the club in the summer send window.
Bayern were attached with multiple vacated-wingers in the summer, involving Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli, but ended up upward signing Diaz for an initially £60.5m, which aided subsidize Alexander Isak’s British record send to Liverpool.
The Reds juggled to supply make swipe advantage of of a systematic price for a 28-year-worn that desired to vacate, emphasising their impressive prospective to endorsement sales.
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One arrangement that dropped level on its confront, yet, forced Diaz and Individual Metropolitan place last summer.
Very, The Telegraph reports that Liverpool suggested a swap decision entailing Diaz and Julian Alvarez, as the former ‘desired to check out Metropolitan place’.
The Cityzens agreed a unrelenting solution that ‘slayed the pointer’ and ended up upward selling Alvarez to Atletico Madrid. The record cases:
Speedily after the trio (Michael Edwards, Richard Hughes, Arne Slot) got to work, Liverpool come to be aware Luis Diaz desired to check out Manchester Metropolitan place. The work team suggested Diaz could move to the Etihad in exposition for Julian Alvarez.
“We wear’t sell to adversaries,” Metropolitan place reacted, ousting the pointer.
“Neither implement we then,” was Liverpool’s succinct solution. Metropolitan place offered Alvarez to Atletico Madrid instead, Diaz continued to be ranked and ranked his drag behind him, and Liverpool’s incomings settled merely £10m for Federico Chiesa.
Metropolitan place received a club-record price for Alvarez, selling the Argentine Universe Mug winner for an initially £64m, which could climax to about £82m.
While Diaz obtained a successful project at Liverpool, Alvarez endured the initially trophyless period of his career in 2024/25.
On a consumer level, it was a fruitful year for the ex-spouse-Metropolitan place star, that racked upward 29 aims and rendered 8 assists in 57 aesthetics across with one voice competitions, involving 8 objective participations in 10 Winners League suits.
Liverpool host Atletico in Europe’s premier tournament on September 17 as both sides supply make swipe advantage of of their European projects underway.
The La Liga colossi alteration to England a month afterwards when they swipe on Arsenal at the Emirates.
Fixtures at Liverpool and Arsenal, and house to Inter, have to be strenuous, but Diego Simeone’s side were handed a good league phase draw.
Atletico in renovation confront Bodo/Glimt, Union Saint-Gilloise and Eintracht Frankfurt at house and swiping a getaway to PSV Eindhoven and Galatasaray.
