The Colombia international was always their number one target, but when Liverpool rebuffed their first offer, their attention turned elsewhere.

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“Barcelona feel that the player [Diaz] is keen on a move, that the player is keen on joining Barcelona after the Nico saga,” he said.

“Barcelona now return to Luis Diaz.

What’s important to say is that Barcelona want to make a new approach to Liverpool in the upcoming days try to see if they can open doors.

“Barca will do their best to get Luis Diaz.

If it’s not going to be possible, Barcelona are aware of Marcus Rashford being an option on the list.

“He is very keen on the move, dreaming of Barca move, and they are aware of that… but Barca still wants to try again for Luis Diaz.”

Although Liverpool’s stance has always been that they’d like to keep Diaz among their ranks this season, it feels inevitable that he’s going to exit Anfield.

Both Barcelona and Bayern Munich have him as their number one target, and unless Liverpool are going to offer him a new deal, it feels harsh for the Reds to keep him around until the end of his contract.

With this in mind, it feels like Liverpool must ensure that they have a replacement lined up for Diaz if he does end up leaving.

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Indeed, Federico Chiesa now looks likely to stay at Anfield, but unless Slot signs a striker or another left-winger, they’ll still be light up front.