PSG on Diaz alert with Reds’ future in doubt

Liverpool and their winger Luis Diaz face a crossroads this summer with a decision on whether to extend the Colombian’s contract or sell him, given interest from Paris St-Germain and others in the player.

Diaz, 27, has been a big success at Liverpool since arriving from Porto for £37.5m in the January 2022 window. He shares an agent, Raul Costa, with one of the potential successors to Jurgen Klopp, Ruben Amorim. Costa is understood to have travelled to England recently to visit his client on Merseyside.

Unusual ly for a signing who has had two strong years at the club, Diaz is yet to agree a contract extension to replace the original. He will still be contracted for three years come the end of the season, though it’s likely at that point it will be necessary for both parties to decide whether he stays for the long term or moves on.

PSG are understood to be one interested club, and Barcelona – although given their financial situation it could be hard for them to offer Liverpool the kind of fee they might be seeking. Diaz is rated at around £75m (€88m) by Liverpool.

The Colombian missed seven months of last season with a knee injury but has come roaring back to form this term with eight goals and four assists in 30 Premier League appearances.

Diaz earned special praise from Klopp after scoring an equaliser at Luton Town last November amid a family ordeal in which both his parents were kidnapped in Colombia before they were eventually released.

Sources have denied that agreement has been reached informally between Liverpool and Amorim over the manager’s job, although the Sporting Lisbon coach remains a contender for the role. (© Telegraph Media Ltd, 2024)