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Liverpool has rebuffed an enquiry from Bayern Munich regarding Luis Diaz, with nary volition of parting ways with its No. 7 successful the upcoming summertime transportation window.
The adaptable winger netted 17 goals crossed each competitions past play and has go a important constituent of Arne Slot's attacking line-up, occasionally stepping into the centre guardant relation and vying with Cody Gakpo for a presumption connected the near flank.
Barcelona expressed involvement past month, but Liverpool promptly brushed disconnected the La Liga team's overtures, insisting that Diaz is not up for grabs. Bayern has shown interest successful the ex-Porto prima successful caller days, but Liverpool has rejected an attack from the Bundesliga champions' sporting director, Max Eberl.
With 2 years remaining connected his existent contract, the Premier League champions are unperturbed astir Diaz's situation, though the 28-year-old is anxious to negociate amended terms.
Speculation astir Diaz's wage was firmly refuted by Anfield insiders past year, and it's believed the guardant earns astir $190,000 (£140,000) astatine Anfield.
However, portion connected planetary work past month, the Colombian planetary confessed that his agents were exploring different imaginable offers owed to perceived stagnation successful discussions astir a caller contract.
"We are presently successful interaction with Liverpool, due to the fact that we are talking to clubs, and that's mean fixed the transportation marketplace that's opening," Diaz remarked. "We're trying to put what's champion for us.
"We're talking to clubs, it's mean successful the marketplace and we're looking astatine what's champion for us. I'm waiting to spot what happens. I'm precise blessed astatine Liverpool, I've ever said so. They've welcomed maine precise good from time one. If they springiness america a bully renewal oregon I enactment determination for 2 years, I'll beryllium happy. Now it's up to them."
Liverpool isn't successful immoderate hurry to sermon caller presumption with Diaz's representatives astatine the moment, and it's understood that his Portuguese agent, Raul Pais da Costa, is adjacent friends with Barcelona's sporting manager Deco, who has been consistently asked astir the involvement successful the Reds' winger implicit the summer.
"In the end, you travel a process," Deco stated past week. "Speak to the agent, look astatine the contract, and past spot if the nine wants the merchandise clause paid oregon is unfastened to talks.
"In Nico Williams's lawsuit [at Athletic Club], the clause is clear. We person a bully group, and we privation to support it that way. Players similar Nico oregon Luis Diaz person the close mindset. They're bare to succeed, and that matters. If we adjacent a winger, nary much high-level players volition arrive."
Liverpool was near scratching its heads implicit the persistent rumours surrounding Diaz's aboriginal aft the Premier League play concluded, but yet received a telephone from Barca seeking clarification. Now, Bayern is the latest to enquire, but has besides been informed that the guardant is not connected the market.
Diaz has been linked with a determination to the Saudi Pro League, and considering Al-Hilal's readiness to ammunition retired connected Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes, who is 2 years Diaz's senior, this could beryllium the benchmark interest if involvement from the Middle East solidifies.
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