Luis Díaz Completes £65.5m Move From Liverpool To Bayern Munich

Liverpool’s financial position has been strengthened anterior to a imaginable bid for Alexander Isak aft Luis Díaz completed his €75m (£65.5m) move to Bayern Munich.

Díaz has signed a four-year statement pinch nan action of an other twelvemonth pinch nan Bundesliga champions aft Liverpool received an improved connection they felt represented adjacent marketplace worth for nan 28-year-old Colombia world connected Sunday. Díaz, who near Liverpool’s pre-season training campy successful Tokyo connected Monday to seal nan transfer, turns 29 successful January and had made it clear he wished to time off nan Premier League champions.

The winger had wanted to time off past summertime but Liverpool stood patient earlier Arne Slot’s debut play arsenic caput coach. The nine subsequently attempted to renew his contract, which was owed to expire successful 2027, but pinch nary imaginable of an statement and Bayern improving their bid pinch achievable add-ons, Liverpool reluctantly agreed to his sale. Díaz played a cardinal domiciled successful nan club’s 20th convention title triumph past play and scored 17 goals successful each competitions.

Díaz is nan 3rd astir costly transportation successful Bayern’s history, down Harry Kane and Lucas Hernández. He is besides nan 3rd biggest waste successful Liverpool’s history down Philippe Coutinho and Luis Suárez, some of whom joined Barcelona.

Liverpool paid an first €45m to motion Díaz from Porto successful January 2022 pinch €15m payable successful imaginable add-ons. Only €4m of those add-ons person been triggered and, pinch Porto holding nary sell-on clause, Liverpool will make a profit of €26m connected nan deal.

The completion of Díaz’s move to Germany intends Liverpool person raised much than £190m successful subordinate income since Richard Hughes became sporting head successful June 2024. The champions person spent almost £300m this summer, including add-ons, but stay willing successful signing Isak should Newcastle show an inclination to waste their prized asset.

Liverpool judge it would return a British grounds transportation interest to bring nan Sweden world to Anfield, a move nan striker is understood to want, and are apt to person nan finances to make it hap pinch Darwin Núñez, Harvey Elliott, Tyler Morton and Ben Doak each perchance leaving this summer.