Arne Slot has spoken about replacing Luis Diaz after the Colombian completed his move to Bayern Munich this Wednesday.
The 28-year-old was reportedly unhappy at the Merseyside club, as he might have expected a pay rise following his performances last season. After that, he started considering a move and began exploring options for his future.
FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich were the two clubs interested in him, but the Spanish giants decided to back off as they didn’t want to pay the amount Liverpool demanded.
Bayern Munich then automatically became the favourites. Despite the Premier League champions rejecting Bayern’s first approach, the German club came back strongly and paid €75m to the Reds for the Colombian winger.
Diaz also posted a goodbye message on his Instagram, saying: “Three years and a half that I’ll treasure forever. I arrived with all the dreams in the world, and I am leaving proud of everything we achieved together.”
He also added: “I have met incredible people, fabulous colleagues, coaches who helped me a lot, and extraordinary fans. Liverpool is, indeed, a special team, and I will keep everyone in my heart. The cycle ends here, and it is so gratifying to look back and realize how happy we were.”
Diaz further added: “Not only because of the trophies we won, but for the union and friendship that made it all possible. There were ups and downs, as there always are, but there was always truth. As it should be in a family. It’s good to be leaving with the feeling of a duty fulfilled, and, most of all, to be leaving a champion. It would have been the perfect goodbye if we hadn’t lost one of ours in such a tragic way.”
Lastly, he said:
“As I said, and I repeat, I carry everyone with me in my heart, but one of them in particular: Diogo. I will never forget him. We will never forget him. Thank you for everything. YNWA.”
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What Arne Slot said about replacing Luis Diaz
The Dutch mastermind said:
“You always need to replace them with quality. Sometimes quality can be in different positions.”
He also added:
“We have more than a few players who can play in a number of positions. At this moment in time, we still have Gakpo, Rio is showing very good signs, and I think Wirtz can play from the left side as well.”
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