Leaving Liverpool: Díaz Transfer is a big bet for Bayern

When Luis Díaz married her long -term partner, Gera Ponce, during a sumptuous ceremony in her native Colombia in June, the wedding playlist presented a surprise inclusion.

Reception video sequences have shown that Díaz sang and dance to “Bella Ciao”, a song that Liverpool fans reworked in his honor after his arrival from FC Porto in January 2022. Jürgen Klopp and Slot Arne.

That Díaz has chosen to incorporate the song into his day points of the special relationship that the player forged with supporters during his 3 and a half years in Liverpool; A relationship that has become forcefully in force last season while the 28 -year -old Flair and the tenacity helped the club win a record title of the 20th League.

In this spirit, it will have been a surprise for many to see the winger’s sign with Bayern Munich in an agreement worth 75 million euros on Wednesday. Even more surprising is the fact that it was Díaz who put pressure for the move, with a source saying to ESPN that the player was “determined” to leave Anfield this summer.

That Bayern has added another winger to their attack bodies might not be a surprise for a club known for its wide explosive players, but that it is Díaz, not a younger and more brilliant talent. So what’s behind Díaz’s desire for a new challenge? And do the Bundesliga champions get a manufacturer of difference in what is their star signature this summer?

Liverpool comes out per year in manufacturing

Díaz appreciated an extraordinary start for his career as Liverpool. The attacker was in a way a surprise addition to the Klopp team, Liverpool raising their 2022 summer transfer plans after Tottenham Hotspur tried to sign the player earlier in January.

Their decision to divert the Spurs agreement quickly paid dividends while Díaz helped the club win a double of the National Cup and reach the UEFA Champions League final, where it has narrowly lost against Real Madrid. Quickly establishing a reputation for its devastating pace and its cunning on the left wing, Díaz has become a firm fans favorite.

But after having undergone a serious knee injury in October 2022, the attacker was forced to spend seven months on the sidelines and, on his return, had trouble resuming his form of blisters. Díaz’s difficulties were aggravated by things outside the field in October 2023 when his father, Luis Manuel “Mane” Díaz, was detained for almost two weeks by the National Liberation Army in Colombia.

Sources told ESPN that, in the summer of 2024, Díaz was looking forward to leaving the Merseyside. He loved the idea of a move to Laliga, and his father told Win Sports that it was his “dream” to play for Barcelona.

For a while, it seemed that Liverpool was preparing for its release. Sources have told ESPN that the club went so far as to accept an agreement of 75 million pounds sterling in principle to sign the left winger Anthony Gordon From Newcastle United last July, but the agreement finally collapsed after Newcastle attenuated their PSR concerns by transfers of YANKUBA MINTEH And Elliot Anderson in Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest, respectively.

Without appropriate replacements available, Liverpool fought to keep Díaz in Anfield, and it was a decision that was quickly confirmed. The International of Colombia organized its most productive season in a red shirt last season, scoring 17 goals in all competitions and playing the second minutes of the Premier League of any Liverpool striker (behind only Mohamed Salah) While the side of Slot was recovering.

Although he played such a key role in the triumph of Liverpool, it has always been likely that this summer would be decisive in the future of Díaz. With only two years on its existing contract, Anfield’s hierarchy had a great decision to make.

For years, there has been a debate on the attacker’s wage package, some reports suggesting that he pocket a weekly salary of £ 55,000 – a relatively nominal amount for an elite player. While a source told ESPN that this figure was incorrect, which suggests that the amount is around £ 140,000 per week, it is clear that there was an important difference between the player’s requests and the salary that Liverpool was willing to offer a player who will be 29 years old in January.

Sources have declared to ESPN that two attempts to agree on an extension of contract failed and, while Liverpool originally came in summer not wanting to separate from their n ° 7, there was an increasing inevitability at its departure. The Reds postponed an early advance in Barcelona and rejected Bayern’s opening offer of 67.5 million euros.

But when the German club returned to the negotiating table with an improved offer, Liverpool reluctantly decided to accept, feeling an opportunity to make profits on a player who probably approaches the end of his peak. His departure will help balance some of Liverpool’s expenses this summer, the champions of the Premier League having spent around 290 million pounds Sterling Florian Wirtz,, Jeremie Frimpong,, Milos Kerkez,, Giorgi Mamardashvili And Hugo Ekitike.

There is also a feeling that additional funds – associated with any other turnover generated by the probable departures of other attackers Darwin Núñez And Federico Chiesa – Could help Liverpool to finance an agreement for the long -term objective Alexander IsakAlthough Newcastle should first indicate a desire to conclude an agreement for the Swedish international this summer. – Beth Lindop

Díaz presents a significant risk for Bayern

No matter how Bayern Munich is trying to run this signature in the coming days, Díaz was certainly not their first choice. After failing to secure Wirtz, their transfer objective n ° 1, Bayern had to change course and watch alternatives, with tastes Nico Williams,, Rafael Leão And Bradley Barcola At the top of the list.

As it has become clear that none of the three was available or willing to move to Munich, Bayern began to look for alternatives to their alternatives. They finally settled on Díaz, which seemed quite flattered by the interest of the Champions of Bundesliga and ready to leave Anfield.

Knowing that few options have been left, Bayern has not left the negotiating table after their opening offer was rejected by the Premier League champions. Instead, they submitted an improved offer while hoping that Díaz would express the decision -makers of Liverpool his desire to leave, which he did.

After the departures of Thomas Müller,, Leroy Sané And Mathys Tel In recent weeks, Bayern knew they had to add to their attack. And after Jamal Musiala underwent a fractured leg in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup against Paris Saint-Germain, the pressure on the director of the Bayern of Sport Max Eberl has increased even more.

Eberl takes a considerable risk by signing Díaz due to the size of the financial engagement. Díaz is expected to earn 14 million euros before taxes, an increase of 66% said a source compared to his salary in Liverpool. The Bavarian Club in fact wanted to reduce their salary this summer, since they have a number of players with eight -digit annual wages, but the Díaz contract continues the trend.

Eberl faced criticism for his negotiation and team construction skills, and once again, it seems that he has concluded an average agreement at best. Díaz will be 32 years old at the expiration of his four -year contract, which makes it unlikely that he has a lot of value if he had to be moved.

Bayern had a propensity for wingers since they signed Arjen Robben and Franck Ribénry in the late 2000s and launched a period of success. While Robben and Ribery have aged, Kingsley Coman,, Gnabry Serge And Sané has taken over, and it seems that head coach Vincent Kompany wants to continue to focus on players on the explosive scale. Michael Olise joined Bayern last summer and was undoubtedly their best player in his first season at the club.

One source told ESPN that Kompany was in favor of adding Díaz to the team. Not only can he play on the left, but he also turned out to be a competent attacker, making 15 departures as No. 9 in the Slot team last season. One could even say that Díaz is more dangerous through the middle than from the left these days. Whatever its position, it is considered an effective supplier that will be integrated into the Bayern system.

During the club World Cup, Kompany experienced a 4-4-2, with gnabry and Harry Kane play forward. Díaz could be another option for a role next to Kane, especially if Bayern fails to sign Nick Woltemade from VFB Stuttgart.

The worst case for Eberl would be its most expensive signature this summer with an average season and not immediately justifying the value of the high contract. At the same time, Kompany covers the risk of alienating young players if he is not willing to give a chance to the current harvest of graduates of the Academy.

Bayern has some promising prospects in the attack on the midfield, especially 19 years old Paul WannerBut it seems that the opportunities with the first team will be limited. And the chances that they see the field of soon have decreased with the arrival of Díaz. – Constantin Eckner