Bayern Munich has just officially recruited striker Luis Diaz from Liverpool for a transfer fee of up to 75 million euros, including additional terms. This is the third contract in the summer of “Gray Lobster”, after they brought back to center -back Jonathan Tah from Bayer Leverkusen and midfielder Tom Bischof from Hoffenheim.
Luis Diaz joined Bayern Munich for 75 million euros
“I am very happy. Being played with Bayern Munich, one of the largest clubs in the world, has a great significance to me.”Luis Diaz shared on the launch day. “I want to contribute to the team with my play and personality. My goal is to win all possible titles, and that will be what the whole team tries to work every day.”
The Colombian striker was absent in the friendly match between Liverpool and AC Milan on Saturday, between rumors of getting hotter. The next day, he was allowed to leave the Asian tour of the port city team to complete the procedures.
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Diaz began to express his desire to leave Liverpool from the summer of 2024, although his contract was still valid until 2027. However, the leadership of the “Red Brigade” then kept the tough view, waiting to consider the situation of personnel and transfer.
Two efforts to negotiate to extend the contract have been broken due to the great distance between the proposal and the request. Meanwhile, Liverpool received attention from a series of big players, including Barcelona and Bayern, but were rejected. Even, the “red brigade” once rejected the offer worth 67.5 million euros from Bayern earlier this month. However, when the reigning Bundesliga champion returned at a more attractive price, Liverpool was forced to nod.
Last season was Diaz's most explosive period since joining Anfield, with 17 goals in all competitions, contributing greatly to helping the team of coach Arne Slot to win the Premier League championship.
Joining from Porto in January 2022 with a fee of up to 49 million euros, Luis Diaz left a bold impression with 41 goals after 148 appearances. His departure will help Liverpool balance the budget after the summer shopping summer with about 290 million pounds for contracts such as Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Giorgi Mamardashvili and Hugo Ekitike.
Up to the present time, Liverpool's transfer revenue has reached £ 190 million under Sports Director Richard Hughes, who took over this position since last summer.
Diaz's deal is expected to pave the way for another blockbuster: Alexander Isak. Slot coach is said to have contacted Newcastle earlier this month to explore the situation of the Swedish striker. Isak was absent during the Asian trip due to a ribbed injury. He also expressed his desire to leave St. James' Park to find a new challenge.