Luis Diaz is one of the main players to have been linked with an Anfield exit this season, and at the moment, it feels like he’s more out than in, especially after he admitted that he and his agent were talking to clubs about a move away from Liverpool.

Barcelona are the ones who have been the most heavily linked with a move for the 28-year-old, but speaking on the BBC’s Football Daily Podcast, Guillem Balague doesn’t think the La Liga giants will have the funds required to seal a deal.

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“He has put himself in the frame of a possible transfer, and he has a decision to make,” he said.

“He has two years left on his contract and Liverpool have no interest in selling him, but they also have no interest in renewing his contract at the moment.

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“Diaz’s agent is friends with Deco – Barcelona’s sporting director – and Barca really like Diaz because they are looking for a left-winger.

“They haven’t made an offer yet, but they are likely to bid 40-60million euros.

Liverpool will point out that Bruno Fernandes was going to go for £100m, so they expect the same if they are going to sell him.

“Barcelona don’t have that money and, at the moment, they don’t know if they can even raise that money because of the financial approvals needed.

It would be a puzzle for them to even get the 60m euros.

“I think it would be impossible for them.”

With Diaz not wanting to move to Saudi Arabia and Barcelona unlikely to have the funds available to strike a deal with Liverpool, it feels like the Reds’ attention needs to be turned elsewhere.

Liverpool look like they’re going to spend a massive amount of money this summer, with Wirtz’s transfer set to break the Merseyside outfit’s transfer record.

Indeed, only time will tell what Slot and Richard Hughes have in store for the rest of the summer, but at the moment, it’s gearing up to be one of their best in recent memory.