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Former Liverpool and Bayern Munich star Dietmar Hamann has warned his old club to abandon their pursuit of Luis Diaz.

Diaz, 28, has two more years on his contract and remains an important player for Arne Slot, having made 50 appearances last season.

Despite Barcelona being heavily linked with the left winger, Bayern made the first move by submitting an offer.



The Bundesliga champions want to sign at least one forward this summer, having seen Leroy Sane depart for Galatasaray upon the expiry of his contract and Jamal Musiala suffer a broken leg and dislocated ankle during a horrific incident at the Club World Cup.

But they should avoid Diaz, according to Hamann.

Speaking to Sky Germany, the ex-Liverpool and Bayern midfielder voiced his concerns over signing the former Porto star, who moved to Anfield in January 2022 for £37.5m.

Hamann asked: "To now bring in Luis Diaz, a 28-year-old South American who played 50 games per season for four or five years and has those long flights home - which are also a problem - to pay 70 or 80 million for that, while the sale value is zero because he would be 32 at the end of his contract, I wonder what they even have the campus [academy] for?"

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Instead of Diaz, Hamann recommends that Bayern sign ex-Brighton right winger Brajan Gruda.

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Dietmar Hamann has urged Bayern Munich not to sign Luis Diaz(Image: Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

"We like Luis, we like Rashford, and we like other players," Deco said.

When we go to the market, there are names we know that could improve the team."

Barca manager Hansi Flick also commented towards the end of last season: "I don't want to speak about players which are not in my team, but of course Luis Diaz and Marcus Rashford are fantastic players.