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Former Liverpool winger Luis Diaz, who left this summer for a fee that could reach $88 million (£66 million), has opened up on how "easy" he has found it since moving to Germany thanks to his Bayern Munich teammates.
Diaz has made a strong start in the Bundesliga, netting six goals and providing four assists so far at Bayern Munich. Alongside Harry Kane and Michael Olise, the Colombian has been a star performer for Vincent Kompany.
"The team is making it very easy for me on the pitch," Diaz said at the start of the international break. "We have a lot of great players, especially up front, who don’t just think about scoring goals themselves, but also help their teammates.
"That gives me a lot of security and confidence. It’s incredible to play attacks with them. They have so much quality. I’m really, really happy and feel even better and more comfortable."
Kompany's side face Borussia Dortmund today and a Bayern Munich win would open up a seven-point gap between the top two teams heading into the weekend.
"Considering that this is his first season and his first steps in Germany, he’s been impressive," Kompany said of Diaz recently. "His activity and energy fit very well into the team.
"He’s always involved, always there. He works very hard for the team. There’s no pressure from me on Luis Diaz.
"I’m not asking him to do things the others are not doing. But as I said, his energy suits this team very well."
For all that Bayern Munich is playing well and Diaz has started seamlessly, however, it was still a good deal for Liverpool to move him on for such a substantial fee.
Diaz only had two years left on his Liverpool contract, is already 28, and first mooted the idea of leaving a year before he exited, helping the Reds win the Premier League in the meantime.
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Cody Gakpo has been in mixed form at the start of the new season and Rio Ngumoha is still very young, but Liverpool didn't necessarily make an error in letting Diaz go.
In time, the likes of Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike could prove to be upgrades in Arne Slot's attacking line-up, but they need time to bed in and get used to playing alongside each other.
"Even when I didn't play him he always came out for every training session and gave it everything, with a smile on his face," Slot said when Diaz departed at the end of July.
"Apart from that, I'm going to miss his song a lot, a lot, a lot as well because it was maybe one of the best songs our fans have for a player. And of course all that he contributed to us winning the league."
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