Liverpool are thinking about making money with the Colombian Luis Díaz, the departure of the Colombian would be a great deal for the club that acquired him more than two years ago for around 45 million euros and could sell him for more than that.
It seems that the Liverpool board is going to prioritize business over the affection that the fans have for the 27-year-old guajiro, leaving aside attachments, gratitudes and loyalties that in the world of football only exist in rare cases.
Luis Díaz receives the mark from Varane.
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Michael Edwards, the new football CEO of Fenway Sports Group (FSG, owner of the English club), is the head of the new project that Liverpool wants to put together and the person who will decide who stays and who goes.
A lot will happen with the election of the new coach, although not everything. It may also happen that he wants to retain certain players, but the club understands that it is time to sell and there is no choice but to fire them. In that uncomfortable position, according to the British press, would be Luis Díaz.
The departure of coach Jürgen Klopp is going to cause a shake-up in the club, which is already almost tied to the German’s replacement. Rubén Amorim would be the chosen one and if he landed in Liverpool he would have the last word on the future of Luis Díaz.
Luis Díaz and Klopp.
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Luis Díaz in his best moment
The signing of the Colombian took place in January 2022, when there are no major transfers in Europe, it is all Klopp’s credit: he went for him in exchange for 45 million euros when he saw that Tottenham was about to snatch him away.
The coach was right, as proven by his great performance curve, which can be summarized in the evolution of his grade average: it started at 7.07, dropped in the year of his serious injury and rebounded to 7.26.
Today he is indisputable on that attacking front with the Egyptian Mohamed Salah and the Uruguayan Darwin Núñez, he maintains his influence on the left wing, but extends it with increasing authority to the inside game and his scoring production improved abysmally: 6 goals and 3 assists upon his arrival went to 13 goals and 4 assists today, adding all competitions.
Luis Díaz in Liverpool
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Lucho not only improved, he overcame the first serious injury of his career and showed that he came back stronger, that he is 27 years old and has established himself in European football with resounding success, it may be the best time to let him go.
He is the most valued player in the squad and his cost, according to Transfermarkt, is 75 million euros, which means that Liverpool could easily aspire to make close to 100 million in a possible sale.
Nobody knows if there will be a better business opportunity than this one at Anfield and the player himself is not sure that there will be another better opportunity to join a big and powerful team, that will have him as the spearhead of a new project and give him the salary status that has been earned for its performance.
And, according to the Capology portal, the Colombian receives 55,000 pounds sterling a week, much less than the 350,000 pounds that Salah receives. Every year he earns just over 3.3 million euros.
Luis Díaz regrets Liverpool’s own goal.
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According to The Telegraph, he would offer PSG a sum of money close to the Merseyside team’s demands. The French are urgently looking for Kylian Mbappé’s replacement. They are not players of exactly the same profile, but without a doubt Díaz would be very good for Luis Enrique’s payroll.
Liverpool’s priorities
Precisely this possibility of sale opens a front that, according to The Sun newspaper a few weeks ago, has been being considered for some time: that support would be pure gasoline to renew figures of the institution, as important or more important than the Colombian, but in definitive most media: Virgil van Dijk, Alexander Arnold and Salah. At Anfield they fear that both will leave after the departure of Klopp, his mentor, and wants to tie them down at whatever price.
And a sign that the club would consider it this way is what The Telegraph newspaper reported in recent hours: “Something unusual for a signing who has had two good years at the club, Díaz has not yet agreed to a contract extension for “replace the original one he signed upon his arrival. He will still be under contract for three years at the end of the season, although at that point it will likely be necessary for both parties to decide whether he stays long-term or moves on.”
Luis Díaz, Liverpool striker
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If there is no talk of renewal, it may be because they consider that a shield until 2027 is more than enough or because they want to give room for negotiation to whoever comes for it.
In both cases there would be a fundamental income for the aforementioned figures and for the new coach and, incidentally, space would be given to the young people that Klopp has been launching into professionalism and who are the club’s assets, beyond Díaz at 27.
Liverpool would balance the box
Believe it or not, the most prestigious, millionaire and powerful league on the planet is a loss-making economic model that goes against financial sustainability and requires urgent intervention.
That is why the British government approved a so-called white paper at the beginning of 2024, which is nothing more than new regulations to control the enormous losses of recent years.
The first act of this control commission was the harsh sanction in points that Everton received, a measure that will probably be repeated with Manchester City, accused of not complying with financial Fair Play, and Chelsea, which has been discovered making unauthorized payments. through offshore companies.
Luis Díaz, the Colombian from Liverpool.
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And that also generates concern in Liverpool, which has not had that type of infractions but needs to adjust its accounts to avoid appearing on that painful list.
“Choosing the right time to sell players has become as crucial as signings and extensions, given the red lines around losses allowed under profit and sustainability rules,” said The Telegraph of the inevitable obligation to consider painful exits. of players to settle the score.
That, which has nothing to do directly with Díaz, could also influence Liverpool’s decision to let him go when he is at his best and most influential. Klopp himself paid dearly for that attachment when the midfield of Henderson, Fabinho and even Thiago grew old and he ended up plagued by injuries, without a replacement and condemned to play in the Europa League today after a last season to be forgotten. It will not happen again and that will require many sacrifices.
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With information from Futbolred
2024-04-10 11:47:27
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