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Luis Diaz is close to joining Bayern Munich(Image: Nikki Dyer - LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Liverpool have agreed a deal with Bayern Munich to sell wantaway star Luis Diaz after the German giants upped their bid to £65.4million.

Diaz and his representatives have been after a new contract for over 12 months, believing him to be comparatively underpaid on Merseyside, but Kop bosses had been unwilling to pay up.

Diaz missed Liverpool's 4-2 defeat in a friendly with AC Milan on Saturday as they continue their pre-season tour of Asia.



But Vincent Kompany's side have been determined to sign Diaz and are now set to get their man.

Bayern made an improved offer of £65.4m over the weekend which Liverpool have now accepted.

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Following the loss against Milan, Slot was asked if both the 28-year-old and team-mate Darwin Nunez's absences were linked to potential transfers.

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"In Lucho's situation it was, yeah," the Liverpool boss told reporters.

He was injured so we didn't want to take the risk and it was also the same with Wataru Endo, trained with us all week but we didn't want to take a risk with him either.

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Arne Slot left Luis Diaz out of Liverpool's squad to face AC Milan on Saturday(Image: Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

"So it is part of pre-season, the boys need to get towards match fitness and that is a thin balance, a thin line sometimes.

The German giants want to sign a forward after missing out on top target Florian Wirtz - a race won by Liverpool - and having lost both Leroy Sane and Thomas Muller this summer on free transfers.

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They are also facing a considerable period without Jamal Musiala due to injury.

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