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

Liverpool are in advanced talks to sell Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich after the German giants upped their bid to £65.4million.

Diaz, 28, is pushing for a move to Munich after informing the Anfield hierarchy that he wants to leave this summer.

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



Arne Slot confirmed post-match that Diaz was absent due to his uncertain future but insisted that he's been training well.

Liverpool rejected an opening bid from Bayern worth £58.5m last week.

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.
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