Liverpool was in no rush to sell Luis Diaz when Bayern Munich emerged as a suitor for the Colombian forward earlier this summer.

At the same time, Diaz will get the change of scenery that he wanted, and Bayern Munich will get a solution to Vincent Kompany's needs in attack.

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It should be noted, however, that the last player to move from Liverpool to Bayern Munich did so to plenty of fanfare.

Luis Diaz is heading for Bayern Munich.

Three years younger than Mane was when the African signed for Bayern Munich, the situation with Diaz is not directly comparable.

But in wanting a change, of course, Diaz has given up a place in the Premier League's best team for one still adjusting to life with an inexperienced Kompany — already unable to persuade Florian Wirtz this summer — at the helm.

Given he only had two years left on his Liverpool contract and Bayern Munich is offering a minimum of four, that will have factored into his decision too