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Liverpool have agreed to sell Luis Díaz to Bayern Munich for a fee of €75 million (£65.5 million/$88 million), marking a significant transfer in the summer window of 2025. Díaz, who has two years remaining on his contract with Liverpool and joined from FC Porto in January 2022, will now undergo a medical with Bayern, which is expected within the next 24 hours.

The transfer follows a period of intense negotiations. Bayern Munich had their initial bid of around €67 million rejected before returning with the €75 million offer which Liverpool accepted, deeming it full market value. Díaz had expressed a desire to leave Anfield, signaling his wish as early as the summer of 2024, and despite the club's initial insistence that he was not for sale, they finally relented after failing to reach an agreement on a contract extension. Two separate extension talks collapsed due to a gap between Liverpool’s offer and Díaz’s demands. This decision comes after Díaz played a crucial role in Liverpool's recent success, including their Premier League title win.[1][2][3][4]

During this transfer window, Liverpool have been active in the market, spending approximately £250 million on new signings such as Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, and Milos Kerkez. The sale of Díaz is expected to help recuperate part of this outlay. Liverpool is also reportedly interested in Alexander Isak as a possible attacking reinforcement following Díaz's departure.[1][4]

Díaz missed Liverpool's recent friendly against AC Milan amid transfer speculation and has now been granted permission to leave the club's Asia preseason tour to complete the move. Bayern Munich, recovering from the departures of Leroy Sané, Thomas Müller, and the injury to Jamal Musiala, see Díaz as a vital addition to their attacking options.[1][3]

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