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The next weeks will be important for Liverpool and Luis Diaz as they work out what to do amid interest from European rivals.

It seems Bayern Munich are positioning themselves for the strongest pursuit of the winger out of any.

As confirmed by the ECHO this week, the Reds were forced to turn down an offer worth £58.5m for their Premier League-winning star from the German champions.



Whilst they are not actively attempting to extend Diaz's contract beyond 2027, he remains a key part of Arne Slot's plans as a player whose versatility helped overcome issues in the forward line last season.

Despite this hardline stance, interest may still exist and so here are the latest Liverpool rumours linking the Colombian with the next stage of his career.

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According to Christian Falk, Bayern Munich live in the expectation that they will be able to tempt Liverpool into a meeting to discuss Diaz's future.

Afterwards it was their £58.5m bid and this too was instantly turned away.

But Bayern look insistent over this potential deal and believe that club-to-club discussions can truly open up if a fee is high enough.

Falk also suggests belief in Germany that if the offer is upped to €80m (£69m), this will bring Liverpool to the negotiation table.

They have this and more money to spend as well, as it is explained how more than enough funds have been set aside to also secure the €65m (£56.2m) signing of VfB Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade.

As the ECHO reported, a pursuit for Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitike does not seem like it will be the end of Liverpool plans to bolster their attack when so many senior stars are linked with exits.

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Adding to that, talkSPORT suggest it is Real Madrid's Rodrygo they would move for in the event Diaz leaves.

They claim preliminary talks have been staged between Anfield and Santiago Bernabeu chiefs over a player who first came onto the Reds' radar as a 16-year-old, eight years ago, as he now faces fresh uncertainty over his long-term role in Xabi Alonso's plans.

Arsenal and other top European clubs have been linked with interest in the Brazil international.


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